Definition of Planthopper

1. Noun. Related to the leafhoppers and spittlebugs but rarely damages cultivated plants.

Exact synonyms: Plant Hopper
Generic synonyms: Homopteran, Homopterous Insect
Specialized synonyms: Treehopper, Lantern Fly, Lantern-fly

Lexicographical Neighbors of Planthopper

plantation owner
plantationlike
plantations
planteater
planted
planter
planter's punch
planter box
planter boxes
planters
plantership
planteth
planthood
planthopper (current term)
planticle
planticles
plantigrada
plantigrade
plantigrade mammal
plantigrades
plantin'
planting
plantings
plantless
plantlet
plantlets
plantlife
plantlike

Literary usage of Planthopper

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Illustrated Guide to Integrated Pest Management in Rice in Tropical Asia by W. H. Reissig, International Rice Research Institute (1985)
"RICE BROWN planthopper (HOMOPTERA: DELPHACIDAE) Nilaparvata lugens (Stal) ... The effectiveness of control by The brown planthopper is mainly a pest of ..."

2. Weather and Rice: Proceedings of the International Workshop on the Impact of by International Rice Research Institute (1987)
"Studies on the migrations of brown planthopper, Nilaparvata lugens. ... Bionomics, forecasting of outbreaks and injury caused by the rice brown planthopper ..."

3. Hybrid Rice Technology: New Developments and Future Prospects : Selected by Sant S. Virmani, International Rice Research Institute (1994)
"The population density of rice planthopper was always below the control threshold. The measures taken to protect and use natural enemies are to plant ..."

4. Fertilizer Pricing Policy in Bangladesh by Bruce Stone (1987)
"Figure 9—Initial infestation areas of yellow stem borer, rice hispa, and brown planthopper Yellow stem borer P///4 Hispa [ | Brown planthopper ..."

5. Rice in Laos by J M Schiller, International Rice Research Institute (2006)
"Population regulation of the rice brown planthopper (Nilaparvata lugens Stal.) within rice fields in the Philippines. J. Plant Prot. Tropics 1:19-37. ..."

6. Illustrated Guide to Integrated Pest Management in Rice in Tropical Asia by W. H. Reissig, International Rice Research Institute (1985)
"RICE BROWN planthopper (HOMOPTERA: DELPHACIDAE) Nilaparvata lugens (Stal) ... The effectiveness of control by The brown planthopper is mainly a pest of ..."

7. Weather and Rice: Proceedings of the International Workshop on the Impact of by International Rice Research Institute (1987)
"Studies on the migrations of brown planthopper, Nilaparvata lugens. ... Bionomics, forecasting of outbreaks and injury caused by the rice brown planthopper ..."

8. Hybrid Rice Technology: New Developments and Future Prospects : Selected by Sant S. Virmani, International Rice Research Institute (1994)
"The population density of rice planthopper was always below the control threshold. The measures taken to protect and use natural enemies are to plant ..."

9. Fertilizer Pricing Policy in Bangladesh by Bruce Stone (1987)
"Figure 9—Initial infestation areas of yellow stem borer, rice hispa, and brown planthopper Yellow stem borer P///4 Hispa [ | Brown planthopper ..."

10. Rice in Laos by J M Schiller, International Rice Research Institute (2006)
"Population regulation of the rice brown planthopper (Nilaparvata lugens Stal.) within rice fields in the Philippines. J. Plant Prot. Tropics 1:19-37. ..."

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