Meadow spittlebugs, once very abundant on plants along the California coastline, are declining rapidly or vanishing from their previous habitats, according to ecologists Richard Karban and Mikaela ...

Meadow spittlebugs have a wide geographical range and can thrive in drastically different climates, from Hawaii to just south of the Arctic Circle. Scientists have suspected for some time that this ...

Aug. 16 (UPI) --Once abundant along the California coast, the meadow spittlebug is on the decline, according to new research by ecologists at the University of California, Davis. "I've been surveying ...

The honors thesis of Zoe Wood ’18 is one of four projects we’re highlighting to show the breadth and depth of undergraduate research this year. Zoe Wood ’18 on Kent Island Many of the biology students ...

While recently roaming through some knee-high vegetation, I came upon another sign summer is upon us. At any given time, I could see at least a dozen plants with little white globs, which upon closer ...

Have you ever come across what looks like a blob of spit clinging to a plant in your garden? If so, then you’ve had the “pleasure” of meeting a spittlebug. While finding the white, bubbly blobs of ...

Insects thrive during the warmth of summer, and many are conspicuous and familiar. Myriad species of flies and ants plague our outdoor activities, hornets terrorize us, and fireflies and butterflies ...

If you can remember back to our so-called summer, you may remember seeing little clots of whitish bubbles on some of the vegetation. Those bubble masses are made by young spittlebugs, known as nymphs.

Alias: Spittlebug or meadow froghopper. Adults resemble a small brown froglike insect approximately a quarter of an inch in length. They are extremely fast and use their strong jumping ability to flee ...

New research fueled in part by citizen scientists reveals that the meadow spittlebug—known for the foamy, spit-like urine released by its nymphs—can feed on at least 1,300 species of host plants, more ...