My uncle, who is an avid gardener, noticed mealybugs on some of my houseplants and I’d like some advice on how to get rid of them. He told me that I need to spray them, but I would rather not use any ...

There is nothing more frustrating than watching your healthy, thriving houseplant suddenly lose its spark. One week it is lush and vibrant, the next it is looking tired, droopy, and just not itself.

If you've noticed the presence of white, fluffy, cotton-like formations on your plants, chances are you've encountered one of the most common garden pests: mealybugs. These insects are often found on ...

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: My alocasia has white bugs on the back of the leaf. What are they, and how do I treat them? A: Sounds like mealybugs, a common insect pest of indoor plants. As with sap-sucking insects like soft ...

Mealybugs can affect all types of crops, ornamentals, and houseplants, including succulents and cacti. Outdoors, mealybugs have natural predators to keep their numbers in check. But indoors in your ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Vegetable garden beds covered with plastic to warm the soil - FrankHH/Shutterstock Mealybugs are relentless pests that drain ...

Mealybugs are tiny, wax-covered, sap-sucking insects that often attack plants. They usually sneak into houseplants when a plant is brought in from outdoors or when a new, already infested plant comes ...

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 ...

Learn the best way to eliminate these common plant pests. Mealybugs are small (between 1/20 and 1/5-inch long) and have a flat, waxy coating and oval, segmented bodies. Signs of a mealybug infestation ...

The fight against the devastating papaya mealybug has been stepped up in the country in four counties with the release of a natural enemy known as Acerophagus papayae. A papayae is a small parasitic ...

LSU AgCenter researchers have confirmed the presence of a new invasive insect in Louisiana sugarcane fields. The pasture mealybug was detected in Vermilion and Iberia parishes late last year, raising ...