pine spittlebug


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Noun1.pine spittlebug - North American insect that attacks pines
spittle insect, spittlebug - small leaping herbivorous insect that lives in a mass of protective froth which it and its larvae secrete
Aphrophora, genus Aphrophora - a genus of Cercopidae
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Initial observations and identification of Pine spittlebug (Aphrophora parallela) in the field were followed by quantification of feeding scars to assess their impact.