What is this thing eating my hops?

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Pelican521

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That is a North American Hopizoid. I actually have no idea, but they are multiple "organic" sprays you could use.
 
Hi all, my 3rd or 4th year (I can't remember;) hop plants' leaves look like Swiss cheese. Grrrr.

Here are a couple pics of who I think the culprits are, since I saw a bunch on the bines.

Any idea what they are and if they are the ones eating my plants?

I sprayed my plants down with insecticidal soap, hopefully that will teach them a lesson.

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Alfalfa Plant Bug is my guess.
 
Keep spraying, with either regular or organic sprays - in my experience, vigilance is the key. If you let them get out of hand, that's when you have problems. Keeping on top of it makes it much easier to control them.
 
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