About Psylla buxi (Linnaeus, 1758)
Psylla buxi (Linnaeus, 1758), commonly called the boxwood psyllid or box sucker, is a plant-parasitic hemipteran species that belongs to the family Psyllidae. This species is native to Europe and has been introduced to North America. This psyllid causes the formation of cabbage-like leaf clusters called galls at the tips of boxwood shoots. Infected leaves are slightly thicker and strongly concave, and they hide many pale green nymphs coated in white wax throughout the summer.
