Beet leafhopper
a leafhopper, circulifer tenellus, of the western u.s., a vector of curly top disease, especially in beets.
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noun an area of cultivated land used to breed predatory insects that will kill pests examples the benefits upon the crop are being noticed, while the creation of beetle banks is both simple and inexpensive and doesn’t interfere with our growers’ normal farming practices.