Sap Sucking Hoppers

They are the astronauts of the garden: small bugs called hoppers able to blast off with so much power that they have to withstand 400 G-forces a jump! Most people would be surprised to learn they exist, let alone that thousands of them call their backyard home since most gardeners have never even seen one. But that is all part of the hopper plan - they are masters of disguise and even when you are looking right at them they are sometimes hard to see. Some are dead ringers for thorns while others look like buds or leaves but all of them have a secret story full of mystery and mayhem. Hitch a ride on the back of a leafhopper or hide out with a spittlebug in this episode of The Secret World of Gardens.