IT is now nearly thirty years since Douglas and Scott first made the study of the British Hemiptera Heteroptera possible to ordinary students by the publication of a description of these insects ...

Two new genera of Tropidocephalini (Hemiptera: Fulgoroidea: Delphacidae: Delphacinae) are described from Hainan Province, China. They are Yuanchia Chen and Tsai gen. nov. and Neocarinodelphax Chen and ...

The Florida Entomologist, Vol. 88, No. 4 (Dec., 2005), pp. 502-517 (16 pages) Illustrated keys to adults reflecting the current higher classification are provided for families of Cicadomorpha (cicadas ...

On a walk last week, I came across an advertisement that said, “No bugs, simply better,” and I wondered if that is truly the case. The answer is no. So, what is it that bugs do for us? First off, let ...

Treehoppers are members of a huge and varied order of insects known as the Hemiptera, which include leafhoppers and cicadas. Like others of their kind, they’re equipped with mouthparts for ...

Centuries before the now-banned red dye No. 3 was synthesized in a lab, humans turned to insects to bring a little scarlet, vermillion or burgundy into their foods, fabrics and ...

SQUASH BUGS & VINE BORERS Squash bug (Anasa tristis Hemiptera: Coreidae) is the most serious pest of squash and pumpkins in the U.S. and is a potential problem for all cucurbits. Squash bugs ...

Cicadas are insects that belong to the hemiptera order, which includes stink bugs, bed bugs, aphids and cicada families, Kritsky said. The oldest historical record of Brood XIV cicadas is from ...