Mealybugs are strange-looking creatures that eat plants. Learn more about what they look like, what they eat, and how to get rid of them.

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 include a cottony white substance, sticky honeydew ...

One of the most common bugs that houseplants encounter is mealybugs, which can damage plants by feeding on sap; this often results in yellowing leaves, stunted growth, and even plant death.

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.

Answer: For those readers not familiar with a mealybug, it is a small, 1/8-inch oval waxed-shaped insect with a fine, whitish cotton-like body. Mealy bugs damage and weaken plants by sucking on ...

Fortunately, mealybugs have many natural predators, including lady beetles, brown and green lacewings, spiders, pirate bug and larvae of predaceous midges. Their spread is not rapid as the female ...

A dramatic victory was won over the voracious avocado mealy bug, a native of Mexico. One of his old enemies was brought over from Mexico, and now both bug and parasite have disappeared.