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Author: Eric Day, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Taxonomy

Domain	Eukarya
Kingdom	Animalia
Phylum	Arthropoda
Subphylum	Hexapoda
Class	Insecta
Subclass	Pterygota
Infraclass	Neoptera
Superorder	Paraneoptera
Order	Hemiptera
Suborder	Sternorrhyncha
Superfamily	Psylloidea
Family	Psyllidae
Subfamily	Psyllinae
Genus	Psylla

Scientific Name

Psylla buxi

Scientific Name Synonyms

Cacopsylla buxi

Common Name

boxwood psyllid

Plants attacked

American and European Boxwood

Description of damage

Their feeding on tender new growth causes leaves to cup and stunts the growth of shoots.

Identification

Member of a family of insects closely related to aphids. Adults are rarely seen. Nymphs cover themselves with white, cotton-like secretions.

Life history

Adults are active during July and early August, but they are rarely seen. Eggs are laid between bud scales and nymphs emerge from them in mid-to-late April. Nymphs soon cover themselves with white, cotton-like secretions.

External Links

Day, E. Boxwood Pests, August 1996