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Leafhopper adult.

Treehopper.

Spittlebugs hide within a white, frothy secretion.

These insects feed by sucking plant juices, and many leave drops of sticky excrement. Damage includes stippled, bleached or brownish leaves and distorted.  Some species vector plant pathogens.

Leafhoppers

Sharpshooters

• Glassy-winged sharpshooter

Spittlebugs

Treehoppers

• Buffalo treehopper

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