Ever wonder how a 'trash bug' gets its trash? My new paper, with videos, documents dorsal packet construction by a lacewing larva and defensive reflex bleeding by mealybugs.

Watch as the larva puts a live mealybug in its packet!
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[ #ocart ] mealybug 1/3

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Do you need some help managing pasture dieback on your property?

Learn how to select pasture dieback tolerant grasses and identify pasture mealybug in this upcoming field day 🍃

Tuesday 21 May, Boonah District

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Department of Agriculture and Fisheries Queensland Meat & Livestock Australia

Crawler stage of Rhodesgrass mealybug Tifeagle at 0.125” MSU research green Mississippi State Golf & Sports Turf Management James D. McCurdy

Wah dey saying here?? Such man brought the pink mealybug or he is the pink mealybug???

The honey dew produced by mealy bugs attracts ants which shields them from natural enemies, the presence of ants is a big signal of high mealybug infestation in coffee fields something small scale farmers don't pay attention too!

Great talk given by Fàtima Della Bellver at #eo4agri #esa workshop about our work within the #agroalnext program on detecting mealybug incidence in orange trees using #remotesensing

Seaside rover ant (Brachymyrmex obscurior) tending coconut mealybug (Nipaecoccus nipae) in south Florida

ARS scientists are utilizing pheromone-based tactics like mating disruption as part of a multi-pronged fight against the mealybug. Unchecked, the pests suck sap from the grape plants, weakening them and reducing their fruit yields and quality. loom.ly/WnMNDlM

How many male mealybugs can you see? This is a sticky base from the DESIRE mealybug trap, scale 3 for 50 – 200 males. An average of 50 males caught a day is already enough to review your mealybug insecticide programme for the next season. bit.ly/42g5MT6

The increasing problem of papaya mealybug poses a challenge for farmers in Kenya.

However, the introduction of beneficial parasitic wasps provides a solution to control the spread of this invasive pest. 🌱

Learn more 👉 ow.ly/GUcj50Rc1wc

Counting mealybugs from sample leaves is a time-consuming process to assess mealybug pressure in vineyards. Yet, understanding the population pressure is critical for an effective crop protection programme. DESIRE mealybug lures and traps make it easier. bit.ly/42g5MT6

The endemic Hawaiian mealybug genus Phyllococcus Ehrhorn, 1916 ( #Hemiptera : Coccomorpha: Pseudococcidae): redescription of the type species and description of a #newspecies on an endangered host plant, Cryptocarya mannii (Lauraceae)
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#Taxonomy #bugs

In Kenya, farmers are encountering challenges in safeguarding their crops from the papaya mealybug. 🐛

However, the introduction of beneficial parasitic wasps offers a promising solution for managing the spread of this invasive threat. 🌱

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𝘊𝘳𝘺𝘱𝘵𝘰𝘭𝘢𝘦𝘮𝘶𝘴 𝘮𝘰𝘯𝘵𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘻𝘪𝘦𝘳𝘪, also known as the mealybug destroyer, is a vital component of biological control against mealybug outbreaks in grapes🍇🐞 It actively consumes mealybugs, reducing the need for chemical intervention: bit.ly/3qkItJ4

1/4. Drama today on the dandelion! A longlegged sac spider apparently preying on the maybe-mealybug Sternorrhyncha critters.

all i wanna do is study bugs

Papaya mealybug is becoming an increasing issue for farmers in Kenya.

Yet, the introduction of beneficial parasitic wasps presents a solutions to effectively manage the spread of this invasive pest.🌱

Learn more 👉 ow.ly/UIRe50Rc1jy

Tailed mealy bug is a sucking pest of Guava.Both nymph and adult suck the sap from the leaves and berries.
Management:-Dinotefuron 20SG0.5 gm +Buprofezin 25SC 1ml /lt will effective against mealy bug.
#mealybug
#guava #pest
UC Davis Entomology and Nematology Ed Sikora Tropical Plant Clinic & Research Lab Corteva Agriscience