Succulents come in many unique varieties and can be so much fun to grow. Not so much fun? A mealybug infestation! These nasty little insects attack succulents indoors and outdoors and can quickly ...

Learn the best way to eliminate these common plant pests. Mealybugs are small (between 1/20 and 1/5-inch long) and have a flat, waxy coating and oval, segmented bodies. Signs of a mealybug ...

Mealybug life cycle. The life cycle of a mealybug will depend on the species. Some female mealybugs give birth to live young, though most lay eggs. For those that lay eggs, ...

A female mealybug can lay up to 600 eggs over five to ten days, and those eggs begin to hatch within several days. The life cycle from egg to adult female is around six to ten weeks, ...

Pink Hibiscus Mealybug (Maconellicoccus hirsutus), which is pinkish to reddish-brown in color and covered in white, cottony wax. It feeds on plant sap and releases toxins, ...

An invasive vine mealybug was found in Southern Oregon in 2021 and since then, vineyards have been fighting to eradicate the insect. The pest can cause significant damage to Oregon’s grape vines ...

Papaya mealybug is native to Central America but has spread rapidly to other regions of the world. It invaded East Africa between 2015 and 2020 and was detected in Uganda in 2021.

An invasive mealybug (Hemiptera: Coccomorpha: Pseudococcidae) was first detected and identified in Florida in 2019 as Phenacoccus sisymbriifolium Granara de Willink. This species was described from ...

The mealybug, native to Central America, is a rapidly spreading crop pest that has been wreaking havoc on papaya crops in Kenya since 2015, causing significant economic losses for smallholder farmers.