Definition of Plant louse. Meaning of Plant louse. Synonyms of Plant louse

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Definition of Plant louse

Plant louse
Plant bug (Zo["o]l.), any one of numerous hemipterous insects which injure the foliage of plants, as Lygus lineolaris, which damages wheat and trees. Plant cutter (Zo["o]l.), a South American passerine bird of the genus Phytotoma, family Phytotomid[ae]. It has a serrated bill with which it cuts off the young shoots and buds of plants, often doing much injury. Plant louse (Zo["o]l.), any small hemipterous insect which infests plants, especially those of the families Aphid[ae] and Psyllid[ae]; an aphid.

Meaning of Plant louse from wikipedia

- between two species of host plants, for example between an annual crop and a woody plant. Some species feed on only one type of plant, while others are generalists...
- the jumping plant lice or psyllids, are a family of small plant-feeding insects that tend to be very host-specific, i.e. each plant-louse species only...
- Trioza barrettae is a sap-sucking bug species in the genus Trioza. The species is endemic to Western Australia. Moir, M. & Leng, M.C. (2015). "Trioza barrettae"...
- Chaetospania gardineri Vesk's plant-louse (Acizzia veski) Banksia montana mealybug (Pseudococcus markharveyi) Barrett's plant-louse (Trioza barrettae) Balta...
- Isopoda. They get their name from often being found in old wood, and from louse, a parasitic insect, although woodlice are neither parasitic nor insects...
- important pests affecting ornamental laurels is caused by the jumping plant louse Trioza alacris, which induces the curling and thickening of the edge...
- known as the cabbage aphid or cabbage aphis, is a destructive aphid (plant louse) native to Europe that is now found in many other areas of the world...
- late 19th century, the entire species was nearly destro**** by the plant louse phylloxera accidentally introduced to Europe from North America. Native...
- Epidemic typhus, also known as louse-borne typhus, is a form of typhus so named because the disease often causes epidemics following wars and natural...
- Aacanthocnema torulosae is a species of jumping plant louse, first found on plants of the genus Allocasuarina in Australia. The species is characterised...