French, literally, flea, from Old French pulce, from Latin pulic-, pulex — more at psylla. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2008-06-01] Reference
And this has not one psylla to do with the reincarnation, as I like to call it, that CNN is going through. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript - Reliable Sources: `National Enquirer' Gets Scoop on Presidential Pardons; Bernard Shaw Reflects on 20 Years at CNN - February 24, 2001] Reference
The name of the plant louse that infests pear trees is the pear-tree psylla. From Wordnik.com. [The Insect Folk] Reference
Pear psylla is a cicada-like pest with a vexing tendency to develop resistance to insecticides. From Wordnik.com. [PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories] Reference
Bemegride fibroplasia triptych photoanode respire metallometric psylla gph multilink stigmatic signet?. From Wordnik.com. [Top Headlines from World Press Review] Reference
Experiments in pear orchards confirmed that the compound is attractive to males and can be used to bait traps to capture pear psylla. From Wordnik.com. [PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories] Reference
Disease-causing kolshi or black fly, psylla, bark-eating caterpillar and phytophthora, a soil-borne fungus, have laid waste to the orchards. From Wordnik.com. [The Times of India] Reference
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. From Wordnik.com. [WN.com - Articles related to Kill weeds with help from the sun] Reference
Researchers performed chemical analyses and behavioral assays to isolate and then identify the volatile chemicals extracted from female pear psylla that were most attractive to males. From Wordnik.com. [PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories] Reference
Pseudotsuga Douglasii psylla. From Wordnik.com. [Manual of Gardening (Second Edition)] Reference
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