leaf-hopper
Britishnoun
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The rose bush may have lice or it may have a little green bug that jumps very quickly and so gets its name of leaf-hopper.
From The Library of Work and Play: Gardening and Farming. by Shaw, Ellen Eddy
Thus, species differ widely in resistance to phylloxera, the grape-louse, to the grape leaf-hopper, the flea-beetle, berry-moth, root-worm, powdery-mildew, downy-mildew, anthracnose and other insect and fungous troubles of this fruit.
From Manual of American Grape-Growing by Hedrick, U. P.
First four stages of the grape leaf-hopper 212 42.
From Manual of American Grape-Growing by Hedrick, U. P.
Three methods of control are in use to prevent the ravages of the leaf-hopper: avoiding the planting of raspberries near grapes; spraying with contact insecticides; and the destruction of hibernating places.
From Manual of American Grape-Growing by Hedrick, U. P.
Figures 41 and 42 show the several life stages of the leaf-hopper.
From Manual of American Grape-Growing by Hedrick, U. P.
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