Definition of Mealy bug. Meaning of Mealy bug. Synonyms of Mealy bug

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Definition of Mealy bug

Mealy bug
Mealy Meal"y, a. [Compar. Mealier; superl. Mealiest.] 1. Having the qualities of meal; resembling meal; soft, dry, and friable; easily reduced to a condition resembling meal; as, a mealy potato. 2. Overspread with something that resembles meal; as, the mealy wings of an insect. --Shak. Mealy bug (Zo["o]l.), a scale insect (Coccus adonidum, and related species), covered with a white powderlike substance. It is a common pest in hothouses.

Meaning of Mealy bug from wikipedia

- themselves to the plant and secrete a powdery wax layer (hence the name "mealy" bug) used for protection while they suck the plant juices. In Asia, mango...
- protective carton tents over the mealy bug colonies. High-density planting can facilitate the spread of the virus when mealy bugs are able to go from plant to...
- needs constant cool conditions in winter and is attractive to scale and mealy bug. The stems of Stephanotis can reach 10 ft or more, but it is usually sold...
- mealy bug infection, which can result in growth ****ation and also cause high fungal contaminations in in vitro studies. To reduce the mealy bug's infection...
- material in high humidity. Pests and diseases include scale insects, mealy bug, and rot. Some species of Clivia, including Clivia miniata, produce small...
- July 2011. Retrieved 23 October 2011. Sarma, A. K. "Invasion of papaya mealy bug, Paracoccus marginatus in ****am". Invasive Species Compendium. Centre...
- underneath. The most common signs of stink bug damage are pitting and scarring of the fruit, leaf destruction, and a mealy texture to the harvested fruits and...
- Metopolophium dirhodum, Rhopalosiphum maidis, and Sitobion miscanthi mealy bug, Brevennia rehi leaf hoppers Cicadulina bipunctella and Cicadulina chinai...
- East African Highland bananas). Fruit-scarring beetles Banana thrips Mealy bug Banana aphids Corm weevil Borers Root nematodes Gr****hoppers Banana skipper...
- pests mealy bug Brevennia rehi green leafhopper Nephotettix nigropictus Panicle pests green bug Nezara viridula, Dolycoris indicus earhead bug Leptocorisa...