I'm not sure why this summer we are\were inundated with an incredible amounts of Leafhoppers but it's safe to say never have we had some many on all the years living here.
They are literally all over the yard and seemingly on every plant there is.
In hindsight I should have done my homework on these pest, as they're not the beneficial kind. Apparently, both the adults and nymphs feed by puncturing the underside of leaves and sucking out plant juice, and that can't be good for the plants.
I found the following trap solution online, which sounds like a good idea, although a lot of work - "Hang glue traps on the plants or place tapes on both sides of the leaves. Shake the plant or trees to make the leafhoppers fly. When they fly the leafhopper gets stuck on the trap upon landing." They certainly take off when you shake a plant, in all directions.
If it's not one challenging pest, it's another.
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