The following information relating to potato leafhopper on alfalfa is provided by Dennis Calvin, Penn State Extension entomologist. The extremely warm and dry spring has accelerated in-field potato ...

A tiny insect is wreaking havoc on Europe’s sugar beet industry, not by biting plants, but by spreading bacteria that rob ...

The reed leafhopper (Pentastiridius leporinus) was originally a specialist, limited exclusively to reed grass as a food source. Within a few years, however, it developed into a dangerous pest that ...

The Corn leafhopper Dalbulus maidis has become a serious problem for farmers. This tiny insect is now widely distributed in the Americas, from the south of the United States to the north of Argentina.

Growers in Kansas have detected corn leafhoppers in fields across the state, said Kansas State University plant pathologist Rodrigo Onofre, noting they transmit a devastating pathogen called corn ...

The potato leafhopper is the most destructive insect pest to alfalfa in Pennsylvania. It is responsible for reduced yields, reduced quality (especially lower protein content), and reduced longevity of ...

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 ...

THIS insect, known scientifically as Euteitix tenella forms the subject of Farmer's Bulletin No. 1886 (1941) of the U.S. Department of Agriculture, by W. C. Cook. We note in this publication a ...