psyllid

Noun

Meaning

small active cicada-like insect with hind legs adapted for leaping; feeds on plant juices

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

jumping plant louse psylla cicada sharpshooter aphid mealybug homopteran scale insect planthopper thrips leafhopper jassid froghopper brown planthopper homopterous insect

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Hypernyms

louse plant louse

Phrases with the word

Japanese knotweed psyllid

Examples

Following earlier studies imported Japanese knotweed psyllid insects ( Aphalara itadori ), whose only food source is Japanese knotweed, were released at a number of sites in Britain in a study running from 1 April 2010 to 31 March 2014. Source: Internet

North Dakota State University Extension Service has declared a potato psyllid alert in North Dakota and Minnesota potato fields. Source: Internet

In Asian and in the Americas the disease is transmitted by the oriental citrus psyllid, which is the insect that agricultural employees will begin to monitor and sample. Source: Internet

The Asian citrus psyllid has also been intercepted coming into California in packages of fruit and plants, including citrus, ornamentals, herbs and bouquets of cut flowers, shipped from other states and countries. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

psykter psylla psyllic acid Psyllidae psyllium psyllium-containing