Mealybugs are strange-looking creatures that eat plants. Learn more about what they look like, what they eat, and how to get rid of them.

Sterile male. Some mealybug species produce sterile males. ... “Sticky traps, like yellow or blue adhesive cards, can catch wandering mealy bugs before they reach your plants,” Silver says.

The mealybug, both male and female, will venture through five molts, maturing more each time; the final molt for the male results in a gnat-like flying insect whose sole purpose now is to mate.

These warm-weather bugs measure 1/10 to 1/4 inch and secrete a powdery wax substance as a protective coating. ... Place the traps in high spots such as a trellis to catch male-winged mealybugs.

The male mealy bug is winged while the female is a creeper. Its multiplication is rapid as its nymphs are crawler which are dispersed quickly through wind, human body, birds and mechanically.

Mealybugs can affect all types of crops, ornamentals, and houseplants, including succulents and cacti. Outdoors, mealybugs have natural predators to keep their numbers in check. But indoors in ...

MALES of the mealy bug, Planococcus citri, ... James1 has observed that a single male may copulate with as many as 23 females in succession, ...

Q: My alocasia has white bugs on the back of the leaf. What are they, and how do I treat them? A: Sounds like mealybugs, a common insect pest of indoor plants.As with sap-sucking insects like soft ...

The bugs secrete a white substance, called honeydew, which attracts ants, which protect themfrom predators. If ants are not present, the mealybugs keep producing honeydew, which can cause mold.

The classic method of bug control—fight bug with bug—is still the best, cleanest and most economical. When it works ideally, ... the pineapple mealy bug, a small, ...

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