An annotated checklist of the psyllids of California (Hemiptera: Psylloidea) Author Percy, Diana M. Author Rung, Alessandra Author Hoddle, Mark S. text Zootaxa 2012 3193 1 27 journal article 45437 10.5281/zenodo.280093 561b604f-8a0a-4747-8473-985e3791e07f 1175-5326 280093 schini Tuthill 1959 Type locality : Peru . Additional distribution : Bolivia ; introduced in Argentina , Chile , New Zealand , USA , California. Host plant : Schinus molle . Remarks : First recorded in California in 1984 ( Gill 1984 ); common name: peppertree psyllid ( Downer et al . 1988 ; Burckhardt 1988 ; Burckhardt & Bassett 2000 ). ParasitoidsParasitoids : In 1987 , a biological control program was initiated in California with the release of a eulophid parasitoid, Tamarixia schina Zuparko , native to Chile , which may provide satisfactory control ( Paine & Dreistadt 2007 ; Zuparko et al . 2011 ), but the effectiveness of this natural enemy to control the peppertree psyllid may be limited by high seasonal variation in psyllid populations ( Hagan & Tassan 1996 ).