The two-lined spittlebug is a new invasive pest threatening Hawaii’s pasture lands and cattle industry. The top image displays the prominent bright orange lines on the adults’ wings ...

Scientists want your help in finding spittlebugs. The insects get their name from the frothy spittle they leave on plants in spring. On mainland Europe they're known to spread a deadly plant ...

So what is that ball of spit on your plants and is it harmful? The spittle, as it's known, is made by an insect called a spittlebug, so named because it produces the weird frothy substance that ...