It can be hard to find a mate when you're less than 5 mm long. Luckily, leafhoppers can pick up on each other's vibes. The first step in mating is identifying and finding a partner. Nearctic ...

Early March is usually the time of the deepest snow cover in the Northland. But, thanks to the mild conditions of the last couple of weeks, snow is hard to find anywhere at this time. Also, a normal ...

The relationship between host plant predictability and food niche width was tested using monocotyledonous plants (Juncales, Cyperales, Poales) and leafhoppers (Auchenorrhyncha, Hemiptera). Plants with ...

Phytoplasmas are bacteria that can invade the vascular tissues of plants, causing many different crop diseases. While most studies of phytoplasmas begin by examining plants showing disease symptoms, a ...

A tiny insect is wreaking havoc on Europe’s sugar beet industry, not by biting plants, but by spreading bacteria that rob crops of their value. Once a specialist feeder, the reed leafhopper has ...

To test this hypothesis, the scientists produced different transgenic tobacco lines and used them in field experiments. In six lines, the expression of specific enzymes involved in jasmonate ...

Q: Help! There are some little brownish insects appearing on the outside of my windows, on the ceiling of my porch and even inside my kitchen. They seem to be attracted to light. They fly, but they ...

My friend Kristen asked me about some small, fast-moving bugs plaguing her vegetables and flowers. When she described them, I pulled up a photo of leafhoppers on my phone and showed her. “Yes, that’s ...

Nature has no shortage of animal camouflage tricks. One newly recognized form of deception, used by plant-eating insects called leafhoppers, was thought to have a whole different purpose. Leafhoppers ...

The hot and humid weather after the incessant rain may prove to be a setback for the farming community. KANPUR: The hot and humid weather after the incessant rain may prove to be a setback for the ...