noun
- a small jumping insect of the family Miridae that feeds on plants and can be a pest of cotton and other crops
Usage: chiefly agricultural/entomological; also called leafhopper in some contexts
Examples
- Farmers in the cotton belt monitor their fields closely for fleahopper infestations.
- The fleahopper is a common pest that can cause significant damage to young cotton plants.
- Entomologists study fleahopper behavior to develop better pest management strategies.
- A single fleahopper may seem harmless, but large populations can devastate a crop.