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Definition of Spittlebug
1. Noun. Small leaping herbivorous insect that lives in a mass of protective froth which it and its larvae secrete.
Generic synonyms: Homopteran, Homopterous Insect
Group relationships: Cercopidae, Family Cercopidae
Specialized synonyms: Froghopper, Meadow Spittlebug, Philaenus Spumarius, Pine Spittlebug, Aphrophora Saratogensis, Saratoga Spittlebug
Definition of Spittlebug
1. Noun. Any of various small insects of the family ''Cercopidae'' that feed on plant sap and whose larvae produce cuckoo spit. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Spittlebug
1. [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Spittlebug
Literary usage of Spittlebug
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. An Overview of Upland Rice Research: Proceedings of the 1982 Bouake, Ivory by International Rice Research Institute (1984)
"Lesser cornstalk borer and spittlebug sometimes damage seedlings and cause ...
Lesser cornstalk borer is most active in dry periods and spittlebug damages ..."
2. Directory of Federal Laboratory and Technology Resources: A Guide to (1993)
"... seed and cone insects, cotton- wood leaf beetle, imported willow leaf beetle,
spruce budworm, two-lined chestnut borer, Saratoga spittlebug, and white ..."
3. Upland Rice: A Global Perspective by Phool Chand Gupta, J. C. O'Toole (1986)
"In the central western region of Brazil, subterraneous termites, thrips, rice
stink bugs, leafhoppers, planthoppers, spittlebug, AW, lesser cornstalk borer, ..."
4. Crop Loss Assessment in Rice: Papers Given at the International Workshop on by International Rice Research Institute (1990)
"... meadow spittlebug and potato leafhopper in an alfalfa field. J. Econ. Entomol.
72:830-834. Wood TO, Smith RW, Johnson RA, Komolafe PO (1980) Termite ..."
5. Stilt Man by Doug Flaherty (2006)
"I'll rustle up some endearments: you can be my little mealybug, rose midge, my
leaf roller, violet sow, bristly rose slug, spittlebug, coddling moth, ..."
6. IPM (Integrated Pest Management) and Biological Control of Plant Pests by Jane P. Gates (1994)
"... spittlebug, Prosapia bicincta (Say). Other taxa, notably oribatid Acari,
increased over time in response to pesticide or fertilizer applications. ..."
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