There are about 2400 species of spittlebugs or froghoppers worldwide and about 15 in New ZealandÂ
Adults are capable of jumping many times their height and length, giving the group their common name, but they are best known for their plant-sucking nymphs which encase themselves in foam in springtime.
Listen above as gardening expert Ruud Kleinpaste speaks to Jack TameÂ
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