psyllid
Britishnoun
Etymology
Origin of psyllid
C19: from Greek psulla flea
Example Sentences
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The Asian citrus psyllid is an important agricultural threat responsible for severe citrus crop losses worldwide, ultimately affecting both yield and market prices.
From Science Daily • Dec. 3, 2025
“What we do not know yet is how the psyllid will thrive in the Netherlands,” she said.
From The Guardian • Oct. 23, 2020
One was Carsonella ruddii, from that psyllid from the Mexican restaurant, which proved to have just 160,000 bases compared with E. coli's 5 million bases and Buchnera's 640,000.
From Science Magazine • Nov. 14, 2019
He placed 70 of the 235 acres in a grove he owns under a milky white screen to protect it from the citrus psyllid.
From Washington Post • Nov. 9, 2019
Enter Aphalaris itadori, a sap-sucking psyllid from Japan that eats knotweed for breakfast.
From Slate • May 8, 2019
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