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mealy bug

noun

  1. any plant-eating homopterous insect of the genus Pseudococcus and related genera, coated with a powdery waxy secretion: some species are pests of citrus fruits and greenhouse plants: family Pseudococcidae
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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This removes any dust that may collect on the leaves and helps reduce the risk of insect pests such as mealy bugs and aphids.

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Ladybugs, also called ladybird beetles, are considered beneficial by gardeners as they feast on aphids, spider mites and mealy bugs.

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John McCutcheon, a biologist at Montana State University in Missoula who studies mealy bugs, is one.

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Horticultural oil smothers insect eggs, aphids, mealy bugs, scale and other overwintering critters.

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Spray horticultural oil to suffocate scale, whiteflies, mealy bugs and other tiny pests that overwinter in the bark.

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