Leafhoppers coat their body surface with nanoparticles, called brochosomes, which are an evolutionary innovation in this insect clade. The important paper adds significant evidence for the biological ...

Leafhoppers have a unique extra-cuticular coating called brochosome, yet its anti-reflective functions and protein composition remain unclear. Our study demonstrates strong anti-reflective properties ...

Potato leafhoppers have been found in alfalfa in eastern parts of the state along I-29, according to Ada Szczepaniec, SDSU Extension Entomology Specialist. “Now is definitely the time to scout for ...

Welcome to the Leafhopper Blog! The "Leafhopper Newsletter" is now the "Leafhopper Blog". This change was made in order to improve readability and allow for comments/feedback. Like the Leafhopper ...

COLUMBIA, Mo. — A new University of Missouri Extension publication offers corn growers help in identifying Missouri’s newest corn pest, the corn leafhopper. MU Extension state crops and forage ...

1 RLP AgroScience, Neustadt an der Weinstrasse, Germany 2 Institute for Plant Protection in Fruit Crops and Viticulture, Julius Kuehn-Institute, Federal Research Centre for Cultivated Plants, ...

Last year’s growing season brought to Kansas a new disease to corn, corn stunt spiroplasma and its associated vector the corn leafhopper insect. It was confirmed in 26 counties in 2024.

Homeowners with trees in their garden know how much of a hassle the lawn-caring chore is to keep your property spotless. When leaves fall, “How to get rid of them?” is the very first thing to come to ...

Periodical cicadas (the kind that come and go each spring) are insects in the order Hemiptera. You may also have heard them called by one of their other names, like aphids, leafhoppers, and shield ...

Leaf blowers nowadays are great workhorses that smooth your clearing tasks with its exceptional efficiency. Electric models, however, only approach small cleanup areas within the length of extension ...

It is also the host plant for the red-streaked leafhopper Balclutha rubrostriata. This leafhopper, also a non-native species, is one of the top carriers of a plant virus which has decimated ...