Plazi SpeciesJun 27, 2025

#NewSpecies!
New mealybug from #japan just came in:

Pseudococcus okinawaensis

Treatment: https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03DB879A-FFF7-FFE6-B189-FDC99F70FD44
Publication: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5637.3.6
#Zootaxa #PseudococcusOkinawaensis

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#science #OA #openaccess #biology #taxonomy #ecology #biodiversity #nature #wildlife #conservation #animals #invertebrates #entomology #insects #hemiptera #bugs #mealybugs

Chris PackhamOct 31, 2024

my sister in law works for a gardening company and made this hilarious video

#gardening #mealybugs

By Jessica AchilleaFeb 19, 2024
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#houseplants #houseplant #indoorplants #indoorplant #pests #insects #insect #aphid #spidermites #aphids #leafminer #leafminers #mealybugs #mealybug #gnat #gnats #whiteflies #scaleinsects #neemoil #ladybug #ladybugs #byjessicachillea
How to Safely Treat Your Home and Plants of Irritating Pests - By Jessica Achillea

In this comprehensive article, we will dive into pests that commonly afflict houseplants, from tiny aphids to stubborn spider mites, providing you with organic, natural strategies and easy to understand tips to identify, prevent, and eradicate these nuisances. Get ready to reclaim your indoor oasis and have a pest-free environment in your home again! According

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Takako 🐀Jul 19, 2023

I took this 1mm mealybug off the seed-grown basil plant growing under the plant light. After shooting the video, I felt sorry for the bug, so I let it go outside.

#BugsAreCool but I need to find a way to protect my basil and snack-kale* from the #mealybugs… 😩🌱🥬

*snack-size Lacinato kale for our companion rats.

Bunty Jun 25, 2023
Hello #PlantParents! My #Tradescantia has some kind of #Pest going on. I don't think #MealyBugs, as whatever they are are too tiny, and don't match in appearance to images I've seen.
They really are tiny bugs, less than 1mm. Light in colour, and have set up home on the leaves, close to the stem (is this the node??) There is a very fine web like structure, with white dust, but I don't think it's general dust - bigger, whiter particles than original household dust. Continued in reply toot...
sebastian büttrichApr 16, 2023
Thorough treatment needed for #Adenium and #Dorstenia -
#MealyBugs being the enemy in the dry winter quarter.
Some plants affected heavily. But they always come back.
#succulents @plants #notCacti #yemen #somalia #kenya #plantscience #botany
AinebetApr 12, 2023
Since bringing my 52 #Plants indoors due to a construction project in February, I have dealt with: #Mold , #Aphids , #SpiderMites , and now apparently #MealyBugs !!!! 🤬🐛🐞🆘️😭 #PlantLovers of Mastodon, please send me your tips and/or just condolences and solidarity.
Yuko ToriiMar 19, 2023
My Artist's Life
It's so hard to combat with Mealybugs!
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#SCBWI #CBIGNYC
#childrensbooks #childrensbookartist #childrensbookillustrator #kidlit #kidlitart #picturebooks
#art #illustration #drawing #dailydrawing #dailyartshare
#midnightatelier #yukotorii #mealybugs #orchidcare
Exhausted DaisyDec 10, 2022
My afternoon has been spent wiping every leaf of my 30+ house plants with alcohol, because mealy bugs. Not the glamorous side of plant parenting #houseplants #mealybugs #annoyed #plants
SpaceAgeDruidNov 18, 2022
Some days are just gonna be like this, but I can’t help seeing how beautiful #mealybugs are even though they are pests. Will I do mechanical control? Of course I will. That doesn’t keep me from missing this unbelievable stunner of a life form. #Gardening #Plants #HousePlants