The Texas Agrilife Extension service is warning Texas gardeners about the pink hibiscus mealybug (maconellicoccus hirsutus), an exotic pest. The insect has been reported in Florida, Louisiana, and in ...
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 ...
Q: I have five hibiscuses with a white funguslike substance on the branches and stems. The leaves are yellowing, withering and dying. What can I do? — E.T., Houston A: I think your plants have a bad ...
The pink hibiscus mealybug is heading to Florida after causing millions of dollars in damage in the Caribbean to hibiscus, citrus trees, corn, sugarcane, beans and ornamental shrubs. "They may already ...
Question. A friend’s hibiscus has white substances along most of the flower stems. What can I do to save the shrubs? Answer. Many residents with hibiscus plantings are reporting the almost snow white ...
Dorothy asks: I was spraying a mealy bug infestation on my gardenia and saw this large white furry insect on the underside of some of the leaves that looked kind of like a giant mealy bug. I sprayed ...
As I mentioned in my previous column, “Popular hibiscus has lots of enemies” in the Sept. 30, Marco Eagle (available at marconews.com), many pests can feed on hibiscus making this a very high ...
The Florida Entomologist, Vol. 90, No. 3 (Sep., 2007), pp. 440-446 (7 pages) The pink hibiscus mealybug, Maconellicoccus hirsutus (Green), threatens numerous crops of economic importance and could ...
Have you ever encountered a white cottony mass on a garden plant and wondered what it is and what to do about it? Chances are the culprit is the mealybug. While more than 170 species of mealybugs ...
Fall has officially arrived and a lot of you are getting ready to move your more delicate houseplants inside for the winter. Before carrying them inside, you need to check for pests. Once inside your ...
MALES of the mealy bug, Planococcus citri, do not feed throughout their nymphal stages of development nor after they emerge as adults. They are, nevertheless, highly active in mating during the few ...
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