Meet the hoppers — leafhoppers, planthoppers and treehoppers. These tiny acrobatic insects aren’t just charming to watch; they are economically important, and scientists need to know more ...

Aster yellows is carried from plant to plant by the aster leaf hopper insect. This insect has a sucking mouth part that inadvertently will suck up phytoplasmas with the plant juices that they are ...

Walt Disney World plans to shutter its "It’s Tough to be a Bug!" show in mid-March. Closing the show will allow Disney to ...

The differential grasshopper is a polyphagous insect feeding on both grasses and forbs. Microscopic examinations of crop contents show that it usually consumes more forbs than grasses. When fed a ...

These practical uses of an insect collection can also be made by plant protection personnel. Neatly pinned and completely labeled grasshopper specimens placed in a glass-covered museum drawer make an ...