A new invasive species has been detected for the first time in the Palmetto State, and it's been spotted hopping around, munching on cotton and okra. Jeremy Greene, entomologist and associate ...

The cotton jassid, also known as the two-spot cotton leafhopper, has spread quickly across much of Georgia’s okra and cotton-growing regions. Justin Odom University of Georgia Extension Service/TNS As ...

AUSTIN, Texas — The Texas Department of Agriculture (TDA) has issued a warning for an invasive pest threatening the state's cotton industry. The cotton jassid, or two-spotted leafhopper, was first ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A new invasive species, the two-spotted leafhopper, is threatening cotton and okra crops in South Carolina, according to Clemson ...

The insect was found in one corn field in Waseca County, where adults of the corn leafhopper were captured on yellow sticky traps placed on corn plants at the R5-R6 stage. The insect was found in one ...

Clemson Extension experts say an invasive insect has found its way into South Carolina and is a significant threat to the state's okra crop. Authorities say a major infestation of the two-spotted ...

As if South Carolina doesn’t have enough invasive animals roaming around causing havoc here comes the two-spotted leafhopper, a scourge to cotton and okra. Clemson University agricultural experts ...