Paragraph About Mealybugs
Mealybugs
One day, while adding compost I noticed there is something on my mango tree, something like a wax or mesh in white color on my mango leaves. I knew it would possibly be some sort of bugs attack. So let’s have a look at what are these white stuff on my mango tree. The research I attained gave evidence that it was an insect type pest attack. These white bugs are known as mealybugs and it’s a very common type of pest. Mealybugs are belonging to the biological family Pseudococcidae, and it’s recorded that more than 260 species are currently living among us destroying our crops. Pseudococcus, Planococcus, Phenacoccus, and Dysmicoccus are the genera which hold these pest species.
Like any other species; these mealybugs also composed of …show more content…
After growing as adults female mealybugs hardly moved. Instead daily moving, they tend to form clusters on the plant. They feed themselves by sucking the plant juices using the stylets. However, male mealybugs that could fly do not get fed after the second growing stage as a nymph. And I wonder how they survive without food, but their life span is very short. Mealybugs usually co-operatively live with ants, which feed on mealybugs honeydew. Also, ants act as a transporter of mealybugs from one plant to …show more content…
I never wanna lose my mango tree after all these years of caring. I heard that neem oil would be useful to get rid of mealybugs. Neem oil is an organic method to suppress mealybugs. Different percentages of neem oil extraction could repel different species of mealybugs. However, a higher concentration of neem oil could give your plant symptoms of phytotoxic damages; yellow color spots on leaves are possible to occur. This can be reduced using concentration percentage between 1-10%. Usually, these oils are used by mixing water or plant –safe detergent to enhance mealybug suppression. You should spray the oil all over the infected plant to get rid of mealybugs at whatever their stage is. But keep in mind not to spray under high sunlight. You better spray neem oil under a shade, unless plant tissues would burn by sunlight. Let the plant dry completely before taking to
One day, while adding compost I noticed there is something on my mango tree, something like a wax or mesh in white color on my mango leaves. I knew it would possibly be some sort of bugs attack. So let’s have a look at what are these white stuff on my mango tree. The research I attained gave evidence that it was an insect type pest attack. These white bugs are known as mealybugs and it’s a very common type of pest. Mealybugs are belonging to the biological family Pseudococcidae, and it’s recorded that more than 260 species are currently living among us destroying our crops. Pseudococcus, Planococcus, Phenacoccus, and Dysmicoccus are the genera which hold these pest species.
Like any other species; these mealybugs also composed of …show more content…
After growing as adults female mealybugs hardly moved. Instead daily moving, they tend to form clusters on the plant. They feed themselves by sucking the plant juices using the stylets. However, male mealybugs that could fly do not get fed after the second growing stage as a nymph. And I wonder how they survive without food, but their life span is very short. Mealybugs usually co-operatively live with ants, which feed on mealybugs honeydew. Also, ants act as a transporter of mealybugs from one plant to …show more content…
I never wanna lose my mango tree after all these years of caring. I heard that neem oil would be useful to get rid of mealybugs. Neem oil is an organic method to suppress mealybugs. Different percentages of neem oil extraction could repel different species of mealybugs. However, a higher concentration of neem oil could give your plant symptoms of phytotoxic damages; yellow color spots on leaves are possible to occur. This can be reduced using concentration percentage between 1-10%. Usually, these oils are used by mixing water or plant –safe detergent to enhance mealybug suppression. You should spray the oil all over the infected plant to get rid of mealybugs at whatever their stage is. But keep in mind not to spray under high sunlight. You better spray neem oil under a shade, unless plant tissues would burn by sunlight. Let the plant dry completely before taking to