Pest on crop
Mealybug on lemon
Pseudococcidae spp.
Soft white waxy insects that cluster at leaf joints, fruit stems, and root crowns. Honeydew secretion supports sooty mold; root mealybugs cause decline that mimics drought.
- Pest
- Mealybug
- Scientific name
- Pseudococcidae spp.
- Crop
- Lemon
- Total hosts
- 12
Mealybug on lemon
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Signs on lemon
- ▸ cottony white masses at stem joints
- ▸ honeydew and ant trails
- ▸ wilting despite adequate water
IPM controls
- ✓ Strong water spray to dislodge colonies on accessible foliage
- ✓ Insecticidal soap or neem oil for repeated applications
- ✓ Cryptolaemus lady beetles released as biocontrol in greenhouses
- ✓ Disturb root zone and apply soil drench for root mealybugs
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