AbstractWe prove that sufficiently separated sequences are interpolating sequences for f′(z)(1−|z|2) where f is a Bloch function. If the sequence {zn} is an η net then the boundedness f′(z)(1−|z|2) on {zn} is a sufficient condition for f to be a Bloch function. The essential norm of a Hankel operator with a conjugate analytic symbol acting on the Bergman space is shown to be equivalent to .