Palm plants can fall victim to yellowing leaves for a variety of reasons, from natural causes to diseases that need immediate ...

Learn the best way to eliminate these common plant pests. Mealybugs are small (between 1/20 and 1/5-inch long) and have a flat, waxy coating and oval, segmented bodies. Signs of a mealybug ...

Mealybugs are strange-looking creatures that eat plants. Learn more about what they look like, what they eat, and how to get rid of them.

Q: My alocasia has white bugs on the back of the leaf. What are they, and how do I treat them? A: Sounds like mealybugs, a common insect pest of indoor plants.As with sap-sucking insects like soft ...

Mealy bugs feed by sucking phloem sap from the leaves which causes the leaves to yellow, wilt and dry,” Kutsaga said in a statement. “They also excrete a sticky substance (honeydew) on foliage ...

Tomato plants are susceptible to a range of pests, diseases and deficiencies that can cause them to stop growing, and one ...

A few nights below 45° won’t kill your plants, but it will kill pests like yellow jackets and slow down ants, mosquitoes, and beetles. ... mealy bugs, and white flies.

From fungus gnats to mealy bugs. Stay up to date with notifications from The Independent. ... They attack leaves, sucking sap and depleting energy, resulting in yellow spots on the leaves.

Control of mealybugs, which affect many plants, is needed to prevent decline. If you can hit the insects with a spray, an insecticidal soap or horticultural oil can be applied as a natural control.

Although mealy bugs are historically not a common pest of tobacco, their first cases were reported in the 2019/20 season with sporadic incidences reported in Mt Darwin, Shamva, Mhangura, Mutoko ...

KUTSAGA says sporadic incidences of mealy bugs have been reported in Mashonaland Central’s Mt Darwin, Shamva, Mhangura and other areas in Manicaland province this farming season. Mealy bugs are ...