planthopper

Examples

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• Farmers noticed an increase in planthoppers on their crops, prompting them to change their pest management strategies.

• But within three years, the planthoppers were feeding on this variety.

  Academic text (1996)

• A recent, highly successful example involves the brown planthopper and other rice pests in Indonesia.

  Academic text (2001)

• The problem, it turned out, was that the natural predators that could have kept the planthoppers under control were being decimated by the insecticides used.

  Academic text (1996)

• Further attempts to introduce resistant varieties and to control the planthoppers through heavy doses of insecticides also failed.

  Academic text (1996)

• This usage caused the destruction of beneficial natural enemies of the brown planthopper, and the pest populations exploded.

  Academic text (1992)

• In response, Indonesian farmers switched to a new rice variety (IR26) with genetic material from South Asia that makes it unpalatable to planthoppers.

  Academic text (1996)

• The brown planthopper can cause significant damage to rice fields if not controlled effectively.

• This plant species attracts various insects, including the planthopper, which feeds on its sap.

Synonyms

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plant hopper

vsplanthopper

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A small insect with a wedge shaped body that jumps and lives on leaves

is identical in sense but written as one single word

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Etymology