Leafhoppers can be common insects of lawns. They are small insects, typically less than 1/6-inch and are slightly wedge-shaped. Their color is variable but many of the more common turfgrass species ...

Gardening season is underway, and you may have questions. To ask one, simply go to the OSU Extension website, type it in and include the county where you live. A photo is very helpful. Q: I have had ...

The corn leafhopper, an invasive insect native to Mexico that has spread extensively and caused economic losses across the Americas, was identified in Minnesota for the first time this fall, according ...

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. -- Purdue University entomologist Dick Shade calls the potato leafhopper the most insidious pest an Indiana alfalfa field ever had. Private alfalfa breeder Mark McCaslin calls it ...

Leafhoppers are tiny insects. They are only about 3 millimeters long, smaller than a grain of rice. But they can cause big damage to crops, including beans. In temperate areas, leafhoppers can cause ...

In the last week, leafhoppers have invaded our house both inside and out. Suddenly I’m seeing dozens of brown wedge-shaped insects crawling all over my windows and screens. They are even on the ...

“There was around 1,000 adults for every nymph on Taurus, but 175 adults for every nymph on Markies. That would indicate some form of varietal resistance.” Meshing over an area of Markies showed that ...

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 ...

Question: We bought a small vineyard and have noticed that the whitish-yellow speckles and blotches on our grapevine leaves are looking worse and worse. Barb B., Placitas Answer: I had the pleasure of ...

Covering a small patch of potatoes with insect mesh has highlighted the potential damage leafhopper species might be doing to the UK crop. Grown under the mesh, the processing variety Markies was ...