NOUN
- small active cicada-like insect with hind legs adapted for leaping; feeds on plant juices
How To Use psylla In A Sentence
- Experimental releases of Anthocoris nemoralis F. and A. nemorum (L.) (Heteroptera: Anthocoridae) against the pear psyllid Cacopsylla pyri L. (Homoptera: Psyllidae) in pear. Contributor: Lene Sigsgaard
- The esters are lethal - almost immediately - to nearly all the mites and soft-bodied insects such as whiteflies, aphids, thrips, and pear psylla that they contact.
- _ -- The psylla is one of the most serious insects affecting the pear tree. Manual of Gardening (Second Edition)
- Pear Pest's Chemical "Come Hither" Identified web July 2, 2010 Pear psylla is a cicada-like pest with a vexing tendency to develop resistance to insecticides. WN.com - Articles related to Kill weeds with help from the sun
- Nymphs, or immature psylla, spend much of their time immersed in a droplet of sticky honeydew and only move out of it to prepare for the adult stage.
- Pear psylla overwinters in the adult stage as a distinct morphological phenotype, the winterform, which began appearing in pear orchards of the study area in early September.
- French, literally, flea, from Old French pulce, from Latin pulic-, pulex — more at psylla Archive 2008-06-01
- Experiments in pear orchards confirmed that the compound is attractive to males and can be used to bait traps to capture pear psylla. PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories
- Sigsgaard, L. 2005 Prey preferences of A. nemoralis and A. nemorum (Heroptera: Anthocoridae) and their predation behaviour towards Pear psyllid, Cacopsylla pyri. Contributor: Lene Sigsgaard
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