Pros explain the best ways to identify, prevent, and eliminate these plant pests. If you have plants, mealybugs can pose a ...

Mealybugs are small insects, only a few millimeters in length. They can be found gathering on various parts of a plant. They ...

Commercial production greenhouses are the perfect breeding ground for mealybugs, and no doubt a less-than-clean Florida grower will ship their plants to an unsuspecting grocery or warehouse store on ...

Mealybugs are small, oval, sap-sucking insects up to 4mm long ... Glasshouse mealybugs suck the sap of their host plants which weakens and can kill them. The colonies of mealybug with their associated ...

By LINDA TENNESON, Master Gardener Your plant is dead or dying. What do you do? Often we cannot bring diseased plants back to full health, but identifying the problem may help us avoid making the ...

Your description sounds like you have a problem with whiteflies and a population big enough that it requires treatment. Despite their name, they resemble moths more than flies and are a common ...

If the plant is lacking in vigour, check for tufts of white fluff. This is either mealy bug or woolly aphid, pests that suck the sap of houseplants. Remove with an organic soft soap spray.

If these pests are detected early as a result ... and a gradual decline in overall plant vigor. The control measures for mealybugs are the same as aphids. There are two types of scales — soft ...

But still, there is no progress, maybe due to an attack by some mealy bugs. Can I still save my plant? A. It would have been better if you had mentioned your city as well. It not only gives an ...

This is also the ideal environment for pests such as mealy bugs, mites, and scale insects to thrive, and they can damage plants if left unchecked. The Squishy Volunteer program was launched two ...