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2. Mealybug - Wikipedia

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   Mealybugs are insects in the family Pseudococcidae, unarmored scale insects found in moist, warm habitats. Of the more than 2,000 described species, many are considered pests as they feed on plant juices of greenhouse plants, house plants and subtropical trees and also act as a vector for several plant diseases.

3. How To Get Rid of Mealybugs and Scale Insects on Plants - AOL

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4. Scale insect - Wikipedia

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   The ladybird Cryptolaemus montrouzieri is known as the "mealybug destroyer" because both adults and larvae feed on mealybugs and some soft scales. [18] Ants looking after their providers of honeydew tend to drive off predators, but the mealybug destroyer has outwitted the ants by developing cryptic camouflage, with their larvae mimicking scale ...

5. Maconellicoccus hirsutus - Wikipedia

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   The species had spread to California, Mexico, Central America and to Florida in 2002. The adult female mealybug produces a blend of two compounds [1] that function as a female sex pheromone, highly attractive to males. [2] The pheromone can be used to trap males or to indicate the presence of a population of pink hibiscus mealybugs in the field.

6. How to Grow and Care for an African Milk Tree Indoors - AOL

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   If you live in USDA Zones 9–11, you can plant African milk trees outside. ... Occasionally, mealybugs may make their home in this succulent. If you spot mealybugs, remove them using a paper ...

7. Cryptolaemus montrouzieri - Wikipedia

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   Cryptolaemus montrouzieri, common name mealybug ladybird [2] or mealybug destroyer, is a species of ladybird beetle native to eastern Australia. The beetle feeds on mealybugs and other scale insects, and is used to control those pests on citrus orchards worldwide.