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Corn plants affected by leafhoppers are pictured on a National Institute of Agricultural Technology (INTA) experimental field, in Marcos Juarez, Cordoba, Argentina April 20, 2024. REUTERS/Matias Baglietto
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As climate shifts, a leafhopper bug plagues Argentina’s corn fields

Argentina corn farmers fear infestations by the leafhopper could become more regular, with fewer frosts in recent years to check the insect's spread,...