leafhopper
noun
leaf·hop·per
ˈlēf-ˌhä-pər 
: any of a family (Cicadellidae) of small leaping homopterous insects that suck the juices of plants
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This common disease is transmitted by leafhopper insects and cannot be treated once established.
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Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 3 July 2025
However, when sunflowers are planted near marigolds, the scent of marigolds naturally deters cutworms, as well as slugs, snails, and leafhoppers that sometimes feast on sunflower blooms.
—Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 5 June 2025
There are some pests that harm carrots—aster leafhoppers, slugs, and nematodes.
—Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 22 Apr. 2025
By Ivan Amato edited by Gary Stix In the early 1950s biologists at Brooklyn College were using an electron microscope to pursue a lead that the leafhopper, a common insect that is about the size of a rice grain and named after one of its signature behaviors, could be an agent of viral transmission.
—Ivan Amato, Scientific American, 2 Jan. 2025
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Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 3 July 2025
However, when sunflowers are planted near marigolds, the scent of marigolds naturally deters cutworms, as well as slugs, snails, and leafhoppers that sometimes feast on sunflower blooms.
—Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 5 June 2025
There are some pests that harm carrots—aster leafhoppers, slugs, and nematodes.
—Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 22 Apr. 2025
By Ivan Amato edited by Gary Stix In the early 1950s biologists at Brooklyn College were using an electron microscope to pursue a lead that the leafhopper, a common insect that is about the size of a rice grain and named after one of its signature behaviors, could be an agent of viral transmission.
—Ivan Amato, Scientific American, 2 Jan. 2025
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“Leafhopper.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/leafhopper. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.
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leafhopper
noun
leaf·hop·per
ˈlēf-ˌhäp-ər
: any of numerous small leaping insects that are related to the cicadas and aphids and suck the juices of plants
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