It’s been nearly two decades since the discovery that a snot-colored planthopper was killing more ... which is spread by the Haplaxius crudus insect, attacks several species of palm but often ...

This complex arrangement of rods and interlocking gears is the hip joint of an immature planthopper insect. It’s the only instance of functioning, interlocking gears that has been found in nature, at ...

The lanternfly is a type of insect known as a planthopper. Officials believe it hitched a ride on nursery stock brought from an infested state and could have been in Michigan for several months at ...

Planthoppers cause massive damage to the rice fields there, leading to crop losses and thus considerable financial losses for farmers and even entire economies. The insects are very mobile during ...