Cacopsylla pyricola

Cacopsylla pyricola
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hemiptera
Suborder: Sternorrhyncha
Family: Psyllidae
Genus: Cacopsylla
Species:
C. pyricola
Binomial name
Cacopsylla pyricola
(Foerster, 1848)
Synonyms

Psylla pyricola

Cacopsylla pyricola, commonly known as the pear sucker, 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.