Acizzia uncatoides
Acizzia uncatoides adults and nymphs showing sugars and sooty mould
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A. uncatoides
Binomial name
Acizzia uncatoides
Ferris & Klyver, 1932

Acizzia uncatoides is a species of psyllid native to Australia where it feeds primarily on Acacia (especially Acacia melanoxylon) and some Albizia species.[1] It is present in many parts of the world where it infests these plant species, presumably introduced with the plants. It is not generally regarded as a pest species although it can proliferate to high numbers. Generalist psyllid predators also feed on this species.

References

  1. Dreistadt, S. H.; Hagen, K. S. (1994-12-01). "Classical Biological Control of the Acacia Psyllid, Acizzia uncatoides (Homoptera: Psyllidae), and Predator-Prey-Plant Interactions in the San Francisco Bay Area". Biological Control. 4 (4): 319–327. doi:10.1006/bcon.1994.1040. ISSN 1049-9644.


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