Carsonella lives inside a leaf-munching insect, called a psyllid (image below). From Wordnik.com. [Discovery of World’s Smallest Genome of Living Creatures | Impact Lab] Reference
"The mere presence of the psyllid is a sign of danger to the state's citrus industry.". From Wordnik.com. [Western Farm Press RSS Feed] Reference
The psyllid is a small, brownish, aphid-like insect, one-eighth to one-sixteenth of an inch in length. From Wordnik.com. [AroundTheCapitol.com] Reference
Management practices influence psyllid resistance. From Wordnik.com. [Chapter 28] Reference
Resistance of some Leucaena species to the leucaena psyllid. From Wordnik.com. [Chapter 27] Reference
Cut 1m from the ground, susceptible to Problem of psyllid flies. From Wordnik.com. [Chapter 4] Reference
The KX2 hybrid was selected for psyllid resistance and fodder production. From Wordnik.com. [Chapter 9] Reference
An update on the status of the leucaena psyllid in Southeast Asia. p 125-128. From Wordnik.com. [Chapter 10] Reference
Growth has been severely hampered by attacks of the insect psyllid throughout Nepal. From Wordnik.com. [Chapter 11] Reference
See Chapter 8 on Plant Protection for information on the psyllid problems in Leucaena. From Wordnik.com. [4: Multipurpose trees] Reference
The disease was discovered in Florida in 2005 and is spread by a citrus psyllid insect. From Wordnik.com. [OJ Futures Rise 1.6% on Florida Crop Worry] Reference
Worldwide damage by the 'leucaena psyllid' demonstrates the potential danger of monocultures. From Wordnik.com. [Chapter 8] Reference
Species exhibiting a relatively higher degree of resistance to psyllid damage than LEUC include COLL. From Wordnik.com. [Chapter 28] Reference
Interspecific hybrids such as KX1 and KX2 have shown high psyllid resistance in Asia and the Pacific. From Wordnik.com. [Chapter 28] Reference
IN 1995 AND 1996, Mike Benge with USAID gave us an update on the damage to leucaena trees by the psyllid insect in Asia. From Wordnik.com. [8: Plant protection and pest control] Reference
Control efforts included screening for psyllid - resistant leucaenas and introducing parasitic wasps for biological control. From Wordnik.com. [8: Plant protection and pest control] Reference
Over 50 species hybrids are now under study in Hawaii for growth, form, psyllid resistance, cold tolerance and fodder quality. From Wordnik.com. [Chapter 28] Reference
Tetraploids show moderate psyllid resistance, but defoliate during heavy pest outbreaks (Brewbaker 1987a, Bray and Woodroffe 1988). From Wordnik.com. [Chapter 27] Reference
Expect a whole day devoted to Asian citrus psyllid bugs on a plant. From Wordnik.com. [WN.com - Articles related to Forestry task force hopes to halt beetle at N.S. border] Reference
The psyllid is not the only pest that could threaten California citrus. From Wordnik.com. Reference
The Welsh Assembly is expected to announce its decision on the psyllid soon. From Wordnik.com. [BBC - Ouch] Reference
In California, a psyllid was first found in a backyard trap in San Diego County. From Wordnik.com. [Freep.com - RSS] Reference
Mediterranean fruit fly, the light brown apple moth and the Asian citrus psyllid. From Wordnik.com. [Gaea Times (by Simple Thoughts) Breaking News and incisive views 24/7] Reference
There is no indication that the Asian citrus psyllid detected in San Diego carried HLB. From Wordnik.com. [Western Farm Press RSS Feed] Reference
The Asian citrus psyllid is a pest that can carry a disease that destroys citrus trees. From Wordnik.com. [AroundTheCapitol.com] Reference
The tomato potato psyllid proved to be a serious horticultural pest to many crops in the. From Wordnik.com. [Latest Massey News] Reference
"The Asian citrus psyllid is a dangerous pest of citrus," said CDFA Secretary A.G. Kawamura. From Wordnik.com. [Western Farm Press RSS Feed] Reference
The knotweed psyllid - or jumping plant louse - is around 2mm long, the size of a grain of sand. From Wordnik.com. [Home | Mail Online] Reference
A psyllid will be released to stop the spread of the non-native invasive plant Japanese knotweed. From Wordnik.com. [Environment news, comment and analysis from the Guardian | guardian.co.uk] Reference
Ms Puketapu, 23, (Te Atiawa, Tainui) will examine the lifecycle and epidemiology of the tomato/potato psyllid. From Wordnik.com. [Latest Massey News] Reference
A handout image obtained on March 9 shows an adult psyllid, a Japanese insect which preys on Japanese knotweed. From Wordnik.com. [Snapped Shot] Reference
Known as the Asian citrus psyllid (pronounced sil-lid), or simply ACP, the pest arrived in Southern California in. From Wordnik.com. [Ventura County Star Stories] Reference
His adversary: the Asian citrus psyllid, a fruit-fly-sized insect with red eyes and a long, leaf-penetrating beak. From Wordnik.com. Reference
Organic farmers in San Diego County are likely to be the first farmers to feel the economic effects of the psyllid. From Wordnik.com. Reference
A quarantine zone including a large area of San Diego County is being established to contain the Asian citrus psyllid. From Wordnik.com. [Food and Farm News] Reference
It will be the first study of its kind on the effects of the insect pest tomato potato psyllid on traditional Mäori crops. From Wordnik.com. [Latest Massey News] Reference
The Asian citrus psyllid is a tiny insect that carries the fatal bacterium that causes Huanglongbing (HLB), or citrus greening. From Wordnik.com. [AroundTheCapitol.com] Reference
She will lead the fight against Asian citrus psyllid, an insect the size of a pea that can carry a disease called citrus greening. From Wordnik.com. [AroundTheCapitol.com] Reference
A good example is his work with the potato psyllid, an insect implicated in zebra chip disease, caused by Candidatus Liberibacter bacteria. From Wordnik.com. [Media Newswire] Reference
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