Meadow Spittlebug's record-breaking diet also makes it top disease carrier for plants New study finds that the meadow spittlebug can feed on more than 1,300 plants, revealing scope of its capacity to ...

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 ...

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 ...

Frothy spittle mass on one of the meadow spittlebug’s common host plants, the legume Lotus corniculatus. bird's-foot trefoil. The nymph is hidden within.

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 ...