melaleuca psyllid (Boreioglycaspsis melaleucae ) on melaleuca (Melaleuca quinquenervia )

melaleuca psyllid
Boreioglycaspsis melaleucae Moore

Host: melaleuca (Melaleuca quinquenervia (Cav.) Blake)
Descriptor: Biological Control
Description: Biological control agent on melaleuca. Nymphs produce a white waxy flocculence on host stems and leaves. The orange-colored adult psyllid is pictured to the upper left of the waxy material.
Image location: Florida, United States

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Name: Albert (Bud) Mayfield
Organization: USDA Forest Service
Country: United States

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Subject: melaleuca psyllid
Genus: Boreioglycaspsis
Family: Psyllidae
Order: Hemiptera
Class: Hexapoda (including Insecta)
Photographer: Albert (Bud) Mayfield
Organization: USDA Forest Service
Area: Natural Resources - Aquatic and Wetlands

Image Number: 2199094

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Image uploaded on Monday, August 21, 2006
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