Ladybugs, lacewings, and syrphid flies are natural predators that kill mealybugs. “Encourage beneficial insects like ladybugs and parasitic wasps in your garden, as they feed on mealy bugs ...

Colonies resemble blobs of sticky cotton wool and may be accompanied by sooty mould. Glasshouse mealybugs suck the sap of their host plants which weakens and can kill them. The colonies of mealybug ...

If you’ve ever seen a small, strange white bug on your houseplants ... to eliminate them if you find them in your home or garden. Mealybugs are a tiny, alien-looking insect from the family ...

Mealybugs do not instantly kill tropical plants ... Keep an eye on the plant for a few months to ensure the bugs do not reappear. Heavy infestations too difficult to control by individual swabbing ...