Leafhopper
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Leafhopper is a common name for applied any of the insects from the family Cicadellidae. Leafhoppers are minute plant-feeding insects. They are found all over the world. They are regarded as garden pest because they feed on plant sap and can transmit plant-infecting viruses and bacteria.
Among those which are significant agricultural pests include the potato leafhopper, beet leafhopper, white apple leafhopper, two-spotted leafhopper, and glassy-winged sharpshooter. A Leafhoppers consume plant sap from a wide and diverse range of plants. Although Leafhoppers mainly consume vegetation, they have been known to eat small insects such as Aphids.
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