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  • noun Any of many insects, of superfamily Fulgoroidea, that bear a remarkable resemblance to leaves

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  • noun related to the leafhoppers and spittlebugs but rarely damages cultivated plants

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Examples

  • Widlife has received permission to release one of these bugs called a planthopper into Lake Corpus Christi and Choke Canyon Reservoir.

    Corpus Christi Caller Times, Caller.com Stories 2010

  • Similarly, a plant stem supports the same types of waves for a lonely planthopper looking for a mate.

    The Elephant's Secret Sense Caitlin O'Connell 2007

  • Similarly, a plant stem supports the same types of waves for a lonely planthopper looking for a mate.

    The Elephant's Secret Sense Caitlin O'Connell 2007

  • Similarly, a plant stem supports the same types of waves for a lonely planthopper looking for a mate.

    The Elephant's Secret Sense Caitlin O'Connell 2007

  • Similarly, a plant stem supports the same types of waves for a lonely planthopper looking for a mate.

    The Elephant's Secret Sense Caitlin O'Connell 2007

  • As a beneficial side effect, there was a notable reduction of damage to the crop by the rice brown planthopper; on the negative side, there have been reports that neem has a detrimental impact on non-target organisms, including fish.

    Chapter 13 1996

  • According to materials published by the Rudong Botanic Protection Station in Jiangsu Province, in rice-fish fields there were 100 nest of rice planthopper with 984 eggs, compared with 4468 eggs in fields without fish.

    Chapter 6 1995

  • In 1987, there was a severe attack on late rice by the brown-back rice planthopper (Nilaparvata lugens).

    Chapter 6 1995

  • The short stature, highly tillering new rice varieties contributed to outbreaks of the brown planthopper in some Asian countries.

    1. Green manure crops in irrigated and rainfed lowland rice-based cropping systems in south Asia. 1992

  • The situation for rice pests is considered, particularly the application of weather data to forecasting outbreaks of brown planthopper.

    1. Designing integrated pest management for sustainable and productive futures. 1992

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  • Colgaroides acuminata.

    October 4, 2009