Mealybugs
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What do Mealybugs Look Like?
Mealybugs are a small, 1/8 of an inch, soft-bodied insects that are often covered with white filaments. They are bodies themselves are usually a pinkish or yellowish color.
When are Mealybugs Most Active?
Mealybugs can be a problem year-round in Florida homes and greenhouses.
What Attracts Mealybugs?
Mealybugs are attracted to warm and humid areas that offer them plants to feed on.
Where are you likely to find Mealybugs?
Mealybugs move around their whole lives. They infest all plant parts:
They seem to prefer ornamentals, shrubbery and landscape trees, but can be found on just about any type of plant. These destructive insects cost commercial greenhouse owners and crop growers millions of dollars each year in control efforts.
Are Mealybugs Dangerous or Destructive?
Mealybugs are quite destructive to the plants that they feed on. They have a specialized mouth part that enables them to puncture the plant and suck out the plant’s juices. This damage can severely injure it and ultimately cause inadequate growth or death.
