14.06.18 Spittlebug Citizen Science

14.06.18 - Conservation - A while ago we examined Cuckoo Spit and learned about the froghopper or spittlebug living inside it. Today we participated in some Citizen Science to help protect spittlebugs. Outside the UK spittlebugs sometimes get a bacterium that hurts them. UK scientists want to find out where our spittlebugs are and what plants they like to live on so that they are ready to help if the bacterium ever comes to the UK. Jack and Adam collected the spittlebug in a ziplock bag and posted it to Edinburgh to help the scientists in their work. You can do the same... https://www.sasa.gov.uk/sites/default/files/DIP3887_Spittalbug_Hunt.pdf