The twolined spittlebug sucks nutrient-rich juices from grass leaves and roots, and in highly infested areas has caused nearly 100% die-back of certain grasses important to livestock, said Mark Thorne ...

In 2016, a rancher on Hawaii island saw a large swath of his green pastures quickly turn brown. Surveys revealed a new invasive pest and even more damage: the two-lined spittlebug (Prosapia bicincta) ...

HONOLULU, Hawaii (HawaiiNewsNow) - Big Island ranchers went to the Capitol this week hoping to encourage lawmakers to budget for the fight against an invasive pest. The two-lined spittlebug is smaller ...

KONA — A new insect arrival is threatening West Hawaii’s pasturelands. ADVERTISING KONA — A new insect arrival is threatening West Hawaii’s pasturelands. Two ranches in Kona have suffered damage from ...

Help is on the way for Big Island ranchers fighting an invasive bug decimating pasture land in North and South Kona. “The impact this little bug is having on pastures … is catastrophic,” said Mark ...

KONA, Hawaii (KHON2) — The invasive two-lined spittlebug is threatening the Big Island cattle industry and experts do not know how to get rid of it. Cattle is the third most important commodity ...

LIHUE While her sights are set on the White House, U.S. Rep. Tulsi Gabbard is still working to safeguard her home state against an invasive bug that s targeting grasslands and starting to impact the ...

KAILUA-KONA, Hawaii (AP) - University of Hawaii and state officials are joining forces to contain an insect that is threatening grazing lands on the Big Island. The spittlebug has been found at two ...

HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - A silent assassin is sweeping through pastures on Hawaii island, leaving a swath of destruction in its wake. The invasive two-lined spittlebug was first spotted in Kona in ...

Meadow spittlebugs have a wide geographical range and can thrive in drastically different climates, from Hawaii to just south of the Arctic Circle. Scientists have suspected for some time that this ...

Nov. 19—Preventing the destructive twolined spittlebug from devastating more crucial rangeland in the islands is the purpose of a new smartphone app developed by specialists at the University of ...