How to Use psyllid in a Sentence

psyllid

noun

• This provides less food for the psyllids, which feed on the flush of new leaves.
  — Amanda Morris, AZCentral.com, 15 Apr. 2020
• The most common are boxwood leaf miners and boxwood psyllids.
  — Chris McKeown, The Enquirer, 27 Aug. 2023
• Notice if other citrus trees are nearby and a potential source of the Asian psyllid that spreads the disease and the disease itself.
  — Tom MacCubbin, orlandosentinel.com, 4 Sep. 2021
• Notice if other citrus trees are nearby and a potential source of the Asian psyllid that spreads the disease and the disease itself.
  — CBS News, 6 Nov. 2017
• Well, the psyllids never got the memo.’’ Jackson is a relative newcomer to the citrus business.
  — Duncan Strauss, BostonGlobe.com, 18 Jan. 2020
• Control citrus psyllids at each flush of growth; use sprays or soil treatments as instructed.
  — Tom MacCubbin, OrlandoSentinel.com, 31 Mar. 2018
• Control citrus psyllids at each flush of growth; use sprays or soil treatments as instructed. 60.
  — Tom MacCubbin, Orlando Sentinel, 1 Apr. 2023
• In Ventura County, growers spray pesticides to get rid of the psyllid.
  — Washington Post, 26 Sep. 2019
• Without maintenance, a deserted grove is a breeding ground for psyllids, the bugs that carry the disease.
  — Aaron Gilbreath, Longreads, 20 June 2017
• Citrus greening is transmitted by a tiny critter called the Asian citrus psyllid.
  — Nan Sterman, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Sep. 2023
• The disease is caused by a bacteria and spread by certain insects, typically the Asian citrus psyllid.
  — Dennis Pillion, AL.com, 21 June 2017
• This is also a great time to treat your boxwoods with a systemic insecticide if they were infested and damaged by either the boxwood leaf miners or the psyllids.
  — Chris McKeown, The Enquirer, 25 Feb. 2023
• 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, 3 Sep. 2019
• Farmers now cover fruit transported throughout the state to prevent the psyllid, an insect that feeds on trees and can carry the disease, from moving to new communities.
  — Washington Post, 26 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, 18 Dec. 2017
• Apply a minor-nutrient spray and control psyllids as citrus trees begin new growth.
  — Tom MacCubbin, OrlandoSentinel.com, 29 Apr. 2017
• Inspectors visit regularly to check for the presence of psyllids.
  — Julie Wernau, WSJ, 26 Sep. 2017
• Another program involved unleashing an Asian wasp that attacks the psyllid.
  — Arian Campo-Flores, WSJ, 16 Aug. 2017
• Snipes agrees, adding that in his area, yuzu trees infested with Asian citrus psyllid must be cut down to combat it.
  — Rae Ford, Martha Stewart, 7 June 2026
• Marigolds deter carrot rust flies and carrot psyllids.
  — Heather Bien, The Spruce, 24 Apr. 2026
• Other advances include helping trees produce a protein that can kill tiny, young psyllids.
  — Dinah Voyles Pulver, USA Today, 3 Jan. 2026
• Bacteria move from tree to tree aboard a flying insect, the Asian citrus psyllid.
  — Paul Sisson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Sep. 2025