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BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) - An Argentine scientific institute has cracked the genome of the leafhopper, the insect which carries the bacteria responsible for wiping out vast swathes of the South American ...

A major supply disruption may be what corn needs to shake off its price decline. It may come in the form of a leafhopper infestation that's plaguing Argentina's corn crops. That could be particularly ...

Corn leafhoppers are small insects that can damage corn crops. The bugs appeared farther north this year in Missouri and Oklahoma. A small insect carrying pathogens that can lead to corn stunt was ...

The corn leafhopper, an invasive insect native to Mexico that has spread extensively and caused economic losses across the Americas, was identified in Minnesota for the first time this fall, according ...

Growers in Kansas have detected corn leafhoppers in fields across the state, said Kansas State University plant pathologist Rodrigo Onofre, noting they transmit a devastating pathogen called corn ...

The corn leafhopper Dalbulus maidis has become a serious problem for farmers. This tiny insect is now widely distributed in the Americas, from the south of the United States to the north of Argentina.

The insect was found in one corn field in Waseca County, where adults of the corn leafhopper were captured on yellow sticky traps placed on corn plants at the R5-R6 stage. The insect was found in one ...

In the battle against crop diseases, the game is always changing, providing fresh challenges for farmers and plant pathologists. Plant diseases such as red crown rot in soybeans are moving into more ...

This article was originally published on ETFTrends.com. A major supply disruption may be what corn needs to shake off its price decline. It may come in the form of a leafhopper infestation that's ...

Farmers in Argentina are struggling to contain an infestation of leafhopper bugs in the country’s %Corn fields. A leafhopper is a yellow insect that thrives in hotter temperatures and is threatening ...