| Re: The 'Active winter invertebrates' thread!
Consider this a plug for psyllids!
They have a wide range of summer host plants, but come the winter many of them migrate to dense conifer foliage that will tide them over. Most of what I see is either Cacopsylla melanoneura or Trioza urticae, but there can be many others to be found in lower numbers. Yesterday I also had Trioza remota, and two Cacopsylla species that I'm struggling to ID... and that was in the rain!
Please do post psyllid pics generally, and I'll see where I can get with IDing for whoever wants. If you spot an interesting-looking one, please collect it - it will often need a closer examination than just a photo or two.
Thanks!
Joe |