hopper
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- noun
- /ˈhɑːpər/
- And if you change your habits and don't spray the moment you see some plant hoppers, it turns out the fields do much better.
- plant hopper
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Watch on YouTubeI've heard tree hoppers produce things like sound like a a lion purring rather than a house cat.
- I've heard tree hoppers produce things like sound like a a lion purring rather than a house cat.
- And the reason why this plant here has the curly top virus is due to a pest called the leaf hopper.
- One pest in particular that really plagues citrus, those growing in Florida and California and Texas, know this is the the leaf hopper.
- I don't deal with leaf hoppers that much so I don't know if there's there's like a super insecticidal soap that may work as well.
Examples
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The Megamelus plant hopper (about 3 mm long) may provide badly needed help in controlling water hyacinth.
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Drought conditions set the stage for a population explosion because developing hoppers thrive in a warm, dry environment with patches of bare soil.
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This is a tree hopper, one of many quite cute insects that are bound on the plants around us.
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From hatching to laying eggs, a tree hopper can spend her whole short life living and communicating through the same twig.
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"Grasshoppers actually have very specific plant preferences, so the particular combination of plants and hoppers on rangeland plays a big role.
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Taosa and Megamelus plant hoppers are sap-sucking insects that, like their whitefly cousins, can transmit plant pathogens.
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The grass was full of little hoppers jumping from blade to blade, enjoying the warm sun.
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As I walked through the garden, I spotted several hoppers resting on the leaves of the plants.
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During summer, it's common to see hoppers leaping around in fields full of wildflowers.
Synonyms
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A green or brown insect with long back legs that jumps in fields
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A small leaf beetle with strong back legs that jumps like a flea and chews small holes in leaves
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A small jumping insect that eats plants and damages cotton
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A small jumping insect that sucks sap from plants and can damage crops
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A small insect that jumps and eats sap from tree branches
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A small insect that jumps high and whose young make white foam on plants
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A small insect with strong back legs that jumps and feeds on plant juices
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A small insect that lives on plants and jumps, usually not harmful to crops
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A small insect with a wedge shaped body that jumps and lives on leaves
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Etymology
The word hopper comes from hop 'to jump' and the ending -er 'one that'. A hopper as an insect is a small jumper with long back legs, so the name simply means a 'jumper'.