It even survives the winter by living in the roots of cereal crops like wheat. Farmers sound the alarm over rapid spread of ...

Experts argue that the leafhopper population has surged in recent months largely due to the lack of frosts during last year's Southern Hemisphere winter, which likely would have killed off the insect.

Meet the leafhopper. Global warming has brought Argentina's corn farmers a dangerous new enemy: a yellow insect just four millimeters (0.16 inch) long that thrives in hotter temperatures and is ...

In western central Cordoba province, the main corn region of Argentina, the provincial grain exchange has estimated leafhopper-related corn losses of $1.13 billion.

The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) proposed issuing an Incidental Take Permit for in Grant County for the ...

Beet leafhoppers can infect 300 plant species, including crops and weeds, according to the California Department of Food and Agriculture. While the virus is known to affect peppers, squash, and ...

The leafhopper is endemic to the northern part of Argentina and in 2024 it was detected earlier than in previous years. Categories: Agriculture , Economy , Argentina . Tags: agricultural exports ...

Corn leafhopper insects carry pathogens that cause corn stunt disease, which can significantly impact corn development and yields depending on the timing. In the battle against crop diseases, the ...

Fresno's County Administrative Officer and Emergency Services Director has declared a state of emergency that allows farmers to use a pesticide to scare off the beet leafhopper insect.

A leafhopper jumped onto the next blade of grass, looking for one that isn't shrivelled. Grass had been in abundance then. It's been years, no, centuries, actually.

Farmers in Argentina are struggling to contain an infestation of leafhopper bugs in the country’s %Corn fields. A leafhopper is a yellow insect that thrives in hotter temperatures and is ...

A major supply disruption may be what corn needs to shake off its price decline. It may come in the form of a leafhopper infestation that’s plaguing Argentina’s corn crops. That could be ...