Economic Importance: Mealybug are infesting on tender parts of the plants, twigs and pods, fruits etc. It secretes honeydew like all other sucking pest, Honeydew secretion results in black sooty mould development on the leaves of the plant._x000D_ Host crops: Cotton, Sugarcane, Guava, Mango, Pomegranate etc. _x000D_ Life Cycle_x000D_ Egg: - Adult females of most mealybugs lay 100-200 or more eggs in cottony egg sacs over a 10- to 20-day period. Egg sacs may be attached to crowns, leaves, bark, fruit or twigs. The female dies after egg laying._x000D_ Nymphs: - Small pinkish coloured eggs hatches in 7 to 10 days. It damages by sucking the tender leaves, twigs and buds._x000D_ Adult: - Mealybugs are soft, oval, wax-covered and they are white in colour. They are flat, oval or spherical and they secrete wax-like material. The full life cycle of mealybugs ranges from six weeks to two months._x000D_ Control: -Application of Buprofezin 25 % SC @ 1 litre in 1000 litres of water, Monocrotophos 36% SL @ 1500 ml of 1000 litres of water, and Verticillium lacani with 1.15% WP @ 2.5 kg 500 litres of water per hectare._x000D_ Note: - The quantity of chemicals varies according to different crops._x000D_ _x000D_ Source: AgroStar Agronomy Centre of Excellence_x000D_ _x000D_ If you find this information useful, click on the yellow thumb impression below the photo and share it with all your farmer friends through the options below._x000D_