Common houseplant pest that feed on plant juices. They are pinkish, whitish colored and covered with a white or grey cottony wax. Use this tag for questions about how to resolve a suspected or identified mealybugs or with questions about preventive measures.
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How can I combat mealybug in a large garden?
In my friend's large garden, mealybug is the main pest. They spread quickly, often killing whole plants if left unattended. Sometimes they even attack trees.
The garden and many of its affected plants are rather large, so the process can't require…
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What are the white bugs on my Aeonium and how do I get rid of them?
Some of my Aeonium plants have had this bug issue for month now, so here's how the plant and the bug looks like:
I have a 35mm macro lens, and I shot 1 bug (and killed it)
This bug is white and produced some sort of white powder on my plant's…
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What is the white, powdery, substance on my hibiscus?
We live in Southwest Florida. About a month ago, or maybe a little longer, I trimmed back our hibiscus plants. Today, I just noticed this mass of white, almost powdery, substance on the branches and leaves of one of the plants.
What is this, and…
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Dealing with mealy bug infestation on jades
I have a couple of jade and dwarf jades on my windowsill, and I think they've been infested with mealy bugs - I had an infestation about a year ago, on a different plant, and I think it spread to the jades.
The mealy bugs have spread to a couple of…
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Can I put mealybug-infested kale in my compost?
I have a huge infestation of mealybugs in my kale. Am I able to compost these plants or will I risk contamination?
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Tomato plant after neem oil application
My tomato plants stems had mealy bugs and with in an hour of my notice I started to spray neem oil liquid soap water and the plants now looks very bad and the leaves looks very dull. Will the leaves again regrow or the plant will die? I have applied…
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Are these mealybugs and how do I treat them?
My basil is infested with pests, and from this earlier question I think they might be mealybugs.
How should I treat it? I have previously sprayed it with Natrasoap (Potassium salts of fatty acids), but it didn't seem to have any much effect. Just…
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What to do about mealybug infested soil?
My plants (basil and mint) were infested with mealybugs. Nearly all of them perished (despite application of neem oil) and I am left with several pots of soil that have not been growing anything for several months now. Since the soil has not been…
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What are these bugs and spots on my Chilli Plant
Recently I started growing Chilly Plant from seeds. I started to see these black, white bugs along with shiny spots on leaves and under leaves. A lot of leaves started to fall.
Can anyone help me identify what are these and how to get rid of these…
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Acacia bonsai mealy bug clean up
I have a young Acacia bonsai which has been invaded by mealy bugs (I believe?), primarily on the branches circled in red. They are brown, stick themselves to the plant, and can be seen walking up and down branches (they have legs), especially after…
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What is causing white patches on the underside of my bamboo palm?
I have a bamboo palm, which when i first bought was infested with mealy bugs. Over a period of two months I have regularly used rubbing alcohol to reduced the infestation as much as possible. And now it is very hard to find one, sometimes I have to…
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Getting rid of mealybugs in geranium/citronella?
I have a small citronella plant that used to look very leafy and green. All of a sudden, the plant started turning brown, and the leaves were dying.
So I looked at it today, and found some white stuff in the roots. I've included some pictures. I…
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How can I deal with a heavy infestation of mealybugs on my potted Mandevillas?
I have several potted Mandevillas on my terrace, and I’ve been fighting a war on mealy bugs and black spot all summer. I’ve tried everything! Even replacing all plants at the same time and washing all planting materials (pots, etc.) with alcohol.…
