- a variation of psylla.
psyllid
Britishnoun
Etymology
Origin of psyllid
C19: from Greek psulla flea
Example Sentences
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The wind carried the psyllid all over the state, dropping it off in hundreds of thousands of acres of groves.
From Slate • Apr. 20, 2026
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
A study by researchers at the University of Florida and Virginia Tech shows that climate change will allow the psyllid to spread to states north of Florida as their temperatures rise.
From Washington Post • Nov. 9, 2019
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