Adults are dark brown with a tan-to-orange head and posterior. Mealybug destroyer larvae look very much like the larval and adult stages of the citrus mealybug with one important difference ...

“It will kill young mealybug larvae and may penetrate the waxy coating on the adults,” says Hancock. “Neem oil is nontoxic for animals and plants, but make sure to follow the instructions to ...

We also saw translucent larvae along the leaf veins. What can you do? • Avoid insecticides if you wish to attract natural predators such as mealybug destroyers, ladybugs and parasitic wasps.

Specifically brought from Australia for pest control, the mealybug destroyer is harmless to plants and humans, but as a larvae and adult, eats aphids and other soft shelled pest insects ...

Play the USA TODAY Daily Crossword Puzzle. Ladybugs are your best allies outdoors; both adults and larvae consuming lots of mealybugs. Orthene, insecticidal soaps and insecticidal oils are ...

When the larval ladybirds hatch out, they immediately set about eating the mealybug eggs. As adults, ladybirds will also feed on both eggs and larvae of these pests. Ladybirds are even being used ...

The wasp lays its eggs inside the mealybug larvae, and when the eggs hatch, the young wasps eat the larvae. Virginia Tech's work to stop the papaya mealybug is "an important contribution" to ...

LAST year, the mealy bug attacked on cotton crop in Sindh and Punjab. In 2006, the bug affected 11 districts in Sindh. Mirpurkhas and Sanghar were the worst affected. Though some pesticides like ...

Hover (syrphid or flower) flies What they do: The adult fly is a pollinator, while the larvae are predators that will eat up to 60 aphids a day. They also relish young caterpillars and mealybugs.

Mealybugs are insects from the family Pseudococcidae, which contain more than 2000 species. Mealybugs are soft-bodied, unarmored scale insects commonly found in moist, warm habitats. “Hibiscus ...