Planthoppers cause massive damage to the rice fields there, leading to crop losses and thus considerable financial losses for farmers and even entire economies. A team led by Prof. Dr. Christian ...

The Princess Vlei Forum has launched an experimental biocontrol project using Megamelus scutellaris planthoppers to manage the invasive water hyacinth by causing it to sink and die. The collaboration ...

Spotted a tiny, colorful critter hopping on a leaf and wondered what it was up to? Meet the hoppers — leafhoppers, planthoppers and treehoppers. These tiny acrobatic insects aren’t just charming to ...