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Definition of Spittlebugs
1. spittlebug [n] - See also: spittlebug
Lexicographical Neighbors of Spittlebugs
Literary usage of Spittlebugs
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Amazonia by Nigel J. H. Smith (1995)
"spittlebugs feed on the grass sap, thereby withering the pasture and allowing
... spittlebugs forced ranchers to seek alternative grasses in order to recoup ..."
2. Fragile Lives in Fragile Ecosystems: Proceedings of the International Rice by International Rice Research Institute (1995)
"Number of arthropods in sweep-net samples * * Stalk-eyed flies ns Grasshoppers
ns Leafhoppers/spittlebugs " Leaf beetles 20 40 80 Plant age (days) 60 100 ..."
3. An Overview of Upland Rice Research: Proceedings of the 1982 Bouake, Ivory by International Rice Research Institute (1984)
"... stink bugs, and spittlebugs. 1. It was noted that little scientific research
on insect pests of upland rice in all the three continents has been ..."
4. Organic Lies: Misconceptions of the United States Organic Act in America and by Mary Choate (2007)
"... whitefly, plant bugs, sawfly larvae, psyllids, spittlebugs, and phylloxera.
Unfortunately, it is also toxic to bees and other "beneficial" insects, ..."
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