HPIPM:Tomato Psyllid

Author: Whitney S. Cranshaw & Jay D. Donahue

Taxonomy

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

Scientific Name

Bactericera cockerelli

Scientific Name Synonyms

Paratrioza cockerelli

Common Name

potato/tomato psyllid

Tomato psyllid feeding can produce a disease called "psyllid yellows." Plants infested before flowering are very susceptible to this injury. Symptoms include productions of numerous small fruits or reduced fruit set. Psyllid outbreaks are irregular in occurrence so fields should be routinely checked for infestations.

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