The leafhopper bug is taking over Argentina s corn fields thanks to climate change

Get the Full StoryFarmers fear such infestations could become more regular, with fewer frosts in recent years to check the insect s spread, and forecasts for a warm winter ahead.

Global warming has brought Argentina s corn farmers a dangerous new enemy: a yellow insect just four millimeters 0.16 inch long that thrives in hotter temperatures and is threatening harvests of the crop. Meet the leafhopper.

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