| Cacopsylla pyricola | |
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| Species: | C. pyricola
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| Cacopsylla pyricola (Foerster, 1848)
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Psylla pyricola | |
Cacopsylla pyricola, commonly known as the pear sucker,[1] is a true bug in the family Psyllidae and is a pest of pear trees (Pyrus). It originated in Europe, was introduced to the United States in the early nineteenth century and spread across the country in the next century.