psyllid
English
Cacopsylla pulchella, a species of psyllid.
Etymology
From Ancient Greek ψύλλα (psúlla) via New Latin psylla.
Noun
psyllid (plural psyllids)
- Any of the host-specific plant-feeding insects of the family Psyllidae, which feed on plant juices.
- 1987, Dennis S. Hill, Agricultural Insect Pests of Temperate Regions and Their Control, page 207,
- Psyllids, sometimes called 'suckers', may either be regarded as constituting a single large family (sensu stricto) of about 2000 species, or else about eight closely related families (sensu lato).
- 1995, J. W. Beardsley, K. S. Hagen, J. R. Leeper, R, L. Tassan, 17: Acacia Psyllid, James Robert Nechols (editor), Biological Control in the Western United States, page 91,
- The acacia psyllid, Acizzia uncatoides (Ferris & Klyver) (formerly Psylla uncatoides), feeds primarily on the young terminal growth of Acacia and Albizia species.
- 2006, Elizabeth Grafton-cardwell, Asian Citrus Psyllid, ANR Publication 8205, University of California Division of Agriculture and Natural Resources, page 3,
- Psyllids extract large quantities of sap from the plant as they feed and produce copious amounts of honeydew.
- 1987, Dennis S. Hill, Agricultural Insect Pests of Temperate Regions and Their Control, page 207,
Synonyms
- (any species of family Psyllidae): jumping plant louse
Translations
any species of family Psyllidae
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