Each species of psyllid, or jumping plant louse, feeds on a particular type of plant. Sometimes, a psyllid species feeds only on one species of plant, but more often it is limited to one genus of ...

The Asian citrus psyllid, Diaphorina citri Kuwayama, (Insecta: Hemiptera: Psyllidae), has been identified as a damaging pest and an efficient vector of the plant infecting bacterium (Candidatus ...

An curved arrow pointing right. Florida oranges had their worst crop in 70 years. They're facing a deadly disease called citrus greening, spread in the body of the invasive Asian citrus psyllid.

Here are 10 extant species whose taxonomies pay tribute to Middle-earth’s most famous characters. Psyllids, a.k.a. jumping plant lice, are a family of true bugs (Hemiptera) that feed off plant juice; ...

Citrus greening might not sound particularly deadly, but this disease, spread by a tiny insect called the Asian citrus psyllid, is the biggest threat facing citrus growers around the world.