potato psyllid — noun : a hemipterous insect (Paratrioza cockerelli) that feeds on potato and tomato plants and causes psyllid yellows * * * a tiny homopterous insect, Paratrioza cockerelli, occurring in some areas of the western U.S., western Canada, and Mexico … Useful english dictionary
psyllid yellows — noun plural but singular or plural in construction : a virus disease of potatoes characterized by rolling and yellowish discoloration of the leaflets and transmitted by the potato psyllid * * * (used with a sing. or pl. v.) Plant Pathol. a viral… … Useful english dictionary
psyllid yellows — (used with a sing. or pl. v.) Plant Pathol. a viral disease transmitted by the potato psyllid, causing the young leaves of potatoes, tomatoes, eggplants, and peppers to curl and turn yellow or purplish. * * * … Universalium
Psyllid yellows — is a disease of potatoes infested by the potato/tomato psyllid, Bactericera cockerelli. The symptoms are a marked yellowing of the leaves, an upright appearance to the leaves, with severe cases resulting in early death of the plant. Tuber… … Wikipedia
tomato psyllid. — See potato psyllid. * * * … Universalium
tomato psyllid. — See potato psyllid … Useful english dictionary
Zebra chip — Zebra chip, also known as papa manchada and papa rayada, is the term for both an as of yet unidentified pathogen and the disease it causes in potatoes and their derivative products.cite web |author=Kent Atkinson… … Wikipedia
homopteran — /heuh mop teuhr euhn, hoh /, adj. 1. homopterous. n. 2. a homopterous insect. [1835 45; see HOMOPTEROUS, AN] * * * ▪ insect order Introduction any of more than 32,000 species of sucking insects, the members of which exhibit considerable… … Universalium
Psyllide de la pomme de terre — Bactericera cockerelli B … Wikipédia en Français
Bactericera cockerelli — is a potato/tomato psyllid native to southern North America. As its name suggests, it is commonly found on potato and tomato crops, where feeding of the nymphs causes a condition called psyllid yellows, presumed to be the result of a toxin.The… … Wikipedia