mealy bug

British

noun

any plant-eating homopterous insect of the genus Pseudococcus and related genera, coated with a powdery waxy secretion: some species are pests of citrus fruits and greenhouse plants: family Pseudococcidae

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Next stop will be Central America, original home of the pineapple, and presumably of the pineapple mealy bug.

From Time Magazine Archive

The expense of spraying put many farmers deep in debt, yet they remain vulnerable to outbreaks such as a mealy bug attack last year that destroyed 70% of the crop.

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If the red spider or the mealy bug attack them, they may be syringed with tobacco water.

From Manual of Gardening (Second Edition) by L. H. (Liberty Hyde) Bailey

Insect Pests.—Notwithstanding the thickness of skin characteristic of almost every one of the Cactuses, they are frequently attacked by various kinds of garden pests when under cultivation, and more especially by mealy bug.

From Cactus Culture for Amateurs Being Descriptions of the Various Cactuses Grown in This Country, With Full and Practical Instructions for Their Successful Cultivation by W. Watson

Plants that are badly infested with mealy bug should be syringed with the paraffin mixture once a day, for about a week.

From Cactus Culture for Amateurs Being Descriptions of the Various Cactuses Grown in This Country, With Full and Practical Instructions for Their Successful Cultivation by W. Watson

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