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psyllid

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psyl·la  (sl) also psyl·lid (sld)
n.
Any of various jumping plant lice of the family Psyllidae, especially of the genus Psylla, which includes several species that infest fruit trees.
[New Latin Psylla, type genus, from Greek psulla, flea.]
psyllid [ˈsɪlɪd], psylla [ˈsɪlə]
n
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) any homopterous insect of the family Psyllidae, which comprises the jumping plant lice See plant louse [2]
[from Greek psulla flea]
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Noun1.psyllid - small active cicada-like insect with hind legs adapted for leapingpsyllid - small active cicada-like insect with hind legs adapted for leaping; feeds on plant juices
jumping plant louse, psylla
plant louse, louse - any of several small insects especially aphids that feed by sucking the juices from plants
Chermidae, family Chermidae, family Psyllidae, Psyllidae - jumping plant lice
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The Asian citrus psyllid can carry an incurable plant disease that has ravaged crops elsewhere in the U.
LOS ANGELES by Daily News (Los Angeles, CA)
Defra Ministers are seeking people's views on proposals to release the non-native psyllid Aphalara itadori in Wales and England to help control Japanese knotweed (Fallopia japonica).
Insect to control non-native knotweed by Daily Post (Liverpool, England)
Researchers say the insect - it is officially a psyllid - would potentially target only a few other closely-related non-native species of knotweed if it were released in the UK.
This weedy plan bugs me by Sunday Mercury (Birmingham, England)
 
 
 
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