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leaf-hopper

British  

noun

  1. any homopterous insect of the family Cicadellidae, including various pests of crops

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Figures 41 and 42 show the several life stages of the leaf-hopper.

From Manual of American Grape-Growing by Hedrick, U. P.

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

The fifth and the mature stages of the grape leaf-hopper.

From Manual of American Grape-Growing by Hedrick, U. P.

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.

Grape leaf-hopper, control of, 213. life history of, 211.

From Manual of American Grape-Growing by Hedrick, U. P.

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