noun
- a small jumping plant-sucking insect that feeds on plant sap and can transmit plant diseases
Usage: entomology
Examples
- The citrus psyllid is a major pest of orange and lemon trees.
- Psyllids can cause significant damage to crops by transmitting bacterial diseases.
- The tiny psyllid jumped from leaf to leaf as it fed on the plant’s sap.
- Farmers use beneficial insects to control psyllid populations naturally.
- The Asian citrus psyllid has spread to many agricultural regions.
- Psyllids are closely related to aphids but have stronger jumping abilities.