Pest group

Mealybugs

Waxy, white and cottony, in leaf joints and on roots; they crawl slowly and leave honeydew. Hard bumps that never move are scale.

Which one do I have?

Citrus mealybugPlanococcus citriThe mealybug most common on indoor plants: soft, wax-covered, slow-moving insects that pack into leaf joints, leaf undersides and stem tips, lay eggs in cottony sacs and leave the leaves below sticky.Houseplants · Succulents & cacti · Orchids · Monstera & aroids · Hibiscus · …

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macro · mealybugs, side by side

At a glance

Species: 1 profiled
Controls: 0 beneficials
Settings: Indoors, Under glass, Garden
Crops: 8 host crops

Mealybugs by crop

Each page is one species on one host: the host-specific control, rate and threshold.

On houseplantsCitrus mealybug
On succulents & cactiCitrus mealybug
On orchidsCitrus mealybug