“These ants will protect the mealybugs from predators, making it even more challenging to control the infestation.” You will ...

Mealybugs are small, sap-sucking insects that belong to the family Pseudococcidae. They are known for their ability to damage a wide range of plants, making them significant agricultural pests.

Enter the mealybug predator, or Cryptolaemus montrouzieri. Specifically brought from Australia for pest control, the mealybug destroyer is harmless to plants and humans, but as a larvae and adult ...

https://doi.org/10.2307/3495771 • https://www.jstor.org/stable/3495771 We investigated whether cassava plants that are infested by the cassava mealybug, Phenacoccus ...