leafhoppers
Tiny plant jumpers
Leafhoppers are small, wedge-shaped insects that feed on plant sap.
They get their name from their ability to jump quickly when disturbed.
Found worldwide, they can damage crops and ornamental plants by sucking fluids from leaves and stems, sometimes transmitting plant diseases in the process.
The garden was infested with leafhoppers.
Harmful creature or nag
- crop damageHarm to cultivated plants
- vineyardsLand cultivated for wine grapes
- rice paddiesFlooded fields for grain
- alfalfaForage crop legume
cotton · grapevines · infestation · stippling · insecticide · neem · biological control · parasitoid
Sending of information
- pathogenDisease-causing microorganism
- inoculationInjection conferring disease resistance
- incubationDevelopment before emergence
- symptomsIndicators of disease
chlorosis · stunting · grapevine · citrus · maize · bacterial · latent period · epidemic
Finest taxonomic rank
- tropicalOf hot, humid regions
- temperateMild, avoiding extremes
- grasslandTreeless herb-covered ecosystem
- meadowGrassy field for grazing
forest edge · wetland · camouflage · green · brown · striped · flight · nocturnal
Plant water conduit
- phloemPlant sugar-transport tissue
- styletSlender pointed instrument
- nymphNature spirit or larva
- instarArthropod developmental stage
exoskeleton · antenna · compound eyes · molting · ovipositor · vector · host plant · metamorphosis
pest
Harmful creature or nag
- crop damageHarm to cultivated plants
- vineyardsLand cultivated for wine grapes
- rice paddiesFlooded fields for grain
alfalfa · cotton · grapevines · infestation · stippling · insecticide · neem · biological control · parasitoid · scouting
transmission
Sending of information
- pathogenDisease-causing microorganism
- inoculationInjection conferring disease resistance
- incubationDevelopment before emergence
symptoms · chlorosis · stunting · grapevine · citrus · maize · bacterial · latent period · epidemic · quarantine
species
Finest taxonomic rank
- tropicalOf hot, humid regions
- temperateMild, avoiding extremes
- grasslandTreeless herb-covered ecosystem
meadow · forest edge · wetland · camouflage · green · brown · striped · flight · nocturnal · diurnal
xylem
Plant water conduit
instar · exoskeleton · antenna · compound eyes · molting · ovipositor · vector · host plant · metamorphosis · thorax
- insectsant, ants, bee, bees, butterfly
- arthropodsarthropod, arthropods, Arthropoda, insects, insect
- plant-eatersherbivores, grazers, browsers, cows, horses
- crop pestsaphids, aphid, armyworm, beetles, cutworms
- crop problemsblight, drought damage, crop disease, root rot, wilting
- fluid feedersaphid, mosquitoes, leeches, aphids, butterflies
leafhoppersladybugs
Spotted red beetles
beneficial insects · predatory insects · lacewings · parasitic wasps · pollinators