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  1. The twolined #spittlebug, Prosapia bicincta, has invaded Hawai'i causing large-scale destructive outbreaks on #turf, forage #grasses and #rangeland. Review of the biology, damage and management of this #pest by Shannon Wilson and others in the Journal of Integrated Pest Management - doi.org/10.1093/jipm/pmad023

  2. #MeadowSpittlebug's record-breaking diet also makes it a top #disease carrier for plants
    phys.org/news/2023-10-meadow-s

    The most polyphagous insect #herbivore? Host plant associations of the Meadow spittlebug, #Philaenus spumarius journals.plos.org/plosone/arti

    "New #research fueled in part by #CitizenScientists reveals that the meadow #spittlebug—known for the foamy, spit-like urine released by its nymphs—can feed on at least 1,300 species of host #plants, more than twice the number of any other #insect."

  3. #MeadowSpittlebug's record-breaking diet also makes it a top #disease carrier for plants
    phys.org/news/2023-10-meadow-s

    The most polyphagous insect #herbivore? Host plant associations of the Meadow spittlebug, #Philaenus spumarius journals.plos.org/plosone/arti

    "New #research fueled in part by #CitizenScientists reveals that the meadow #spittlebug—known for the foamy, spit-like urine released by its nymphs—can feed on at least 1,300 species of host #plants, more than twice the number of any other #insect."

  4. #MeadowSpittlebug's record-breaking diet also makes it a top #disease carrier for plants
    phys.org/news/2023-10-meadow-s

    The most polyphagous insect #herbivore? Host plant associations of the Meadow spittlebug, #Philaenus spumarius journals.plos.org/plosone/arti

    "New #research fueled in part by #CitizenScientists reveals that the meadow #spittlebug—known for the foamy, spit-like urine released by its nymphs—can feed on at least 1,300 species of host #plants, more than twice the number of any other #insect."

  5. #MeadowSpittlebug's record-breaking diet also makes it a top #disease carrier for plants
    phys.org/news/2023-10-meadow-s

    The most polyphagous insect #herbivore? Host plant associations of the Meadow spittlebug, #Philaenus spumarius journals.plos.org/plosone/arti

    "New #research fueled in part by #CitizenScientists reveals that the meadow #spittlebug—known for the foamy, spit-like urine released by its nymphs—can feed on at least 1,300 species of host #plants, more than twice the number of any other #insect."

  6. #MeadowSpittlebug's record-breaking diet also makes it a top #disease carrier for plants
    phys.org/news/2023-10-meadow-s

    The most polyphagous insect #herbivore? Host plant associations of the Meadow spittlebug, #Philaenus spumarius journals.plos.org/plosone/arti

    "New #research fueled in part by #CitizenScientists reveals that the meadow #spittlebug—known for the foamy, spit-like urine released by its nymphs—can feed on at least 1,300 species of host #plants, more than twice the number of any other #insect."