Psyllids Feeding on a Citrus Tree Leaf (IMAGE)

Boyce Thompson Institute

Psyllids Feeding on a Citrus Tree Leaf

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Asian citrus psyllids feed on a citrus tree. The psyllids deposit a bacterium in the sap that causes citrus greening disease, a scourge to the citrus industries in Florida and California, worth a combined $17 billion.

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