Experts say they saw an unexpected and very rapid expansion of the corn leafhopper. They don’t know for sure how they got ...

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However, the impact of the leafhopper on corn, particularly late corn, cuts the estimate of yellow grain production“ by 11% than expected a month ago,” the document stated. “While a month ...

Corn stunt spiroplasma (CSS, Spiroplasma kunkelii) and its associated vector (corn leafhopper, Dalbulus maidis) were deemed an emerging threat to the Kansas corn crop. Corn stunt spiroplasma was ...

However, she is watching an emerging production issue in Argentina as farmers there are expected to plant 17% less corn for 2025 due to problems with the leafhopper. “If we get a weather problem ...