Pros explain the best ways to identify, prevent, and eliminate these plant pests. If you have plants, mealybugs can pose a serious threat, especially to young plants. There are hundreds of species of ...

Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service released a new fact sheet to help forage producers and ranchers ID and monitor the ...

Mealybugs are relentless pests that drain energy from your plants and are notoriously hard to get rid of. You'll often find them clustered on leaves, stems, and even roots, weakening plants and ...

If you’ve ever seen a small, strange white bug on your houseplants, you may have encountered a mealybug. These odd creatures feed on plants and cover themselves in a wax coating, making it hard to get ...

Like tiny Russian dolls, the mealybugs that infest your houseplants carry bacteria inside their cells that are themselves infected with another type of bacteria. A new study by researchers at the ...

Q. I need some help with mealy bugs. What can I spray to get rid of these pests? I'm not a big chemical person. -- C.M., Houston A. Mealy bugs, which resemble fuzzy cotton, appear on stems and buds.

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.

Scientists of Kerala Agriculture University (KAU) have confirmed mealy bug infestation in the fruit plants of Idukki district. The disease can easily spread to a wide area and the infestation, carried ...