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In Great Britain and/or Ireland:
Foodplant / gall
Psylla buxi causes gall of shoot tip of Buxus sempervirens
Other: sole host/prey

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Psylla buxi

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Psylla buxi, known generally as the boxwood psyllid or box sucker, is a species of plant-parasitic hemipteran in the family Psyllidae. It is native to Europe and introduced to North America.[3]

The psyllid causes cabbage-like leaf clusters, known as galls at the tips of box shoots. The leaves are slightly thicker and strongly concave, and in the summer conceal many pale green nymphs, which are coated with white wax.[4]

Boxwood psyllid, (Psylla buxi)
Galls on common box

References

  1. ^ "Psylla buxi (Linnaeus, 1758)". Fauna Europaea. Retrieved 2 November 2021.
  2. ^ "Psylla buxi species details". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2 November 2021.
  3. ^ "Species Psylla buxi - Boxwood Psyllid". BugGuide. Retrieved 2 November 2021.
  4. ^ Chinery, Michael (2011). Britain's Plant Galls. Old Basing, Hampshire: WildGuides Ltd. p. 37. ISBN 978-190365743-0.
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Psylla buxi: Brief Summary

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Psylla buxi, known generally as the boxwood psyllid or box sucker, is a species of plant-parasitic hemipteran in the family Psyllidae. It is native to Europe and introduced to North America.

The psyllid causes cabbage-like leaf clusters, known as galls at the tips of box shoots. The leaves are slightly thicker and strongly concave, and in the summer conceal many pale green nymphs, which are coated with white wax.

Boxwood psyllid, (Psylla buxi) Galls on common box
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