noun
- plural of flea hopper; small insects of the family Miridae that feed on plants and can damage crops, particularly cotton and other agricultural plants
Usage: chiefly used in agricultural contexts; also called plant bugs
Examples
- Farmers monitor their cotton fields for fleahoppers during the growing season.
- Fleahoppers can cause significant damage to young plants by piercing leaves and sucking out plant fluids.
- The presence of fleahoppers on the crop prompted the farmer to apply an insecticide.
- Fleahoppers are common pests in warm climates where they reproduce rapidly.
- Integrated pest management strategies help control fleahopper populations without excessive chemical use.