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 ...

Hopper taped the offending creature into her log book and noted beside it, "first actual bug found." She is credited with the terms "bug" and "debug" for computer errors and how to fix them.

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...