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leafhopper

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leaf·hop·per  (lfhpr)
n.
Any of numerous insects of the family Cicadellidae that suck juices from plants, often damaging crops.
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Noun1.leafhopperleafhopper - small leaping insect that sucks the juices of plants
homopteran, homopterous insect - insects having membranous forewings and hind wings
Cicadellidae, family Cicadellidae - leafhoppers
family Jassidae, Jassidae - family of small leafhoppers coextensive with the Cicadellidae and not distinguished from it in some classifications
jassid - a variety of leafhopper


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And, in addition to killing aphids, certain fungi also killed spider mites and potato leafhopper.
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The invader is a half-inch-long leafhopper called the glassy-winged sharpshooter (Hornalodisca coagulata).
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The problem is bacteria that inhabits oleander sap and is spread from plant to plant in the saliva of the glassy-winged sharpshooter, a species of leafhopper insect that also causes problems in California's almond orchards and vineyards.
IN THE GARDEN GARDENERS' MINDS IN FULL BLOOM by Daily News (Los Angeles, CA)
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