“When it shoves its tubelike mouthparts into a plant to suck sap from the xylem, the insect may transmit a deadly plant bacterium, Xylella fastidiosa, in its saliva.”
“He and his colleagues focused on the xylem tissue, which consists of tubelike elements that carry water and nutrients throughout the plant.”
“Called the peduncle, the tubelike structure descends underneath the bell and branches out into more elaborate tubes for feeding.”