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Scale-like plant-eating insect coated with a powdery waxy secretion
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mealybug
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Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. Any of various insects of the family ''(taxlink Pseudococcidae family noshow=1)'', that secrete a powdery wax and are pests of fruit trees.
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
mealybug \meal"y*bug`\, mealy bug \mealy bug\ (m[=e]l"[y^]*b[u^]g`), n. (Zo["o]l.), Any of several homopteran scale insects (as, Coccus adonidum , and related species of the families Pseudococcidae and Eriococcidae ), that cover themselves with a white ...
Wikipedia
Word definitions in Wikipedia
Mealybugs are insects in the family Pseudococcidae , unarmored scale insects found in moist, warm climates. They are considered pests as they feed on plant juices of greenhouse plants, house plants and subtropical trees and also act as a vector for several ...
WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
n. scale-like plant-eating insect coated with a powdery waxy secretion; destructive especially of fruit trees [syn: mealy bug ]
Usage examples of mealybug.
This causes a very high nitrogen content, which plant-sucking pests like mealybugs, aphids and scale insects thrive on.
These oils work particularly well on mealybugs, aphids, scale insects, mites, Whiteflies, psyllids, and eggs of other pests like leaf rollers and fruit tree moths.
Mealybugs look like little tufts of waxy cotton in the crevices between stalks and stems.