psyllid
noun
psyl·lid
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Definition of psyllid
: psylla
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Examples of psyllid in a Sentence
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The highway department imported millions of tiny insects from Peru that were known to feast on psyllids but do other harm, and today there is no more psyllid threat. — Thomas D. Elias, The Mercury News, "Opinion: The end in sight for a perilous pesticide in California," 3 Sep. 2019 Pests controlled: Yellow traps attract whiteflies, fruit flies, male winged scales, leafhoppers, fungus gnats, midges, male winged mealybugs and leafminers, thrips, psyllids, and winged aphids. — The Editors Of Organic Life, Good Housekeeping, "The 7 Best Organic Pest Control Techniques For Your Garden," 18 Dec. 2017 Control citrus psyllids at each flush of growth; use sprays or soil treatments as instructed. — Tom Maccubbin, OrlandoSentinel.com, "April in the garden," 31 Mar. 2018 Inspectors visit regularly to check for the presence of psyllids. — Julie Wernau, WSJ, "Why Your Orange Juice Might Be From Brazil: Florida’s Trees Are Dying," 26 Sep. 2017 Another program involved unleashing an Asian wasp that attacks the psyllid. — Arian Campo-flores, WSJ, "Bayer Joins Fight Against Citrus Greening Disease," 16 Aug. 2017 The Asian citrus psyllid, Hoddle said, poses a potentially existential threat to California’s $3 billion citrus industry. — Lauren Williams, Orange County Register, "These invasive species are eating Southern California out of house, home, crops and businesses," 9 June 2017 Asian Citrus Psyllid Efforts are underway to try to eradicate the psyllid in Southern California. — Lauren Williams, Orange County Register, "How California is being invaded and what you can do to help," 9 June 2017 Asian Citrus Psyllid Efforts are underway to try to eradicate the psyllid in Southern California. — Lauren Williams, The Mercury News, "How California is being invaded and what you can do to help," 9 June 2017These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'psyllid.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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