noun
- small jumping insects that feed on plant juices and can damage crops and gardens
Usage: entomology
Examples
- The farmer noticed leafhoppers damaging his tomato plants.
- Leafhoppers can transmit plant diseases as they feed.
- The garden was infested with tiny green leafhoppers.
- Insecticides help control leafhoppers in commercial crops.
- Leafhoppers jump quickly when disturbed.
- The entomologist studied leafhoppers under a microscope.