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White fuzzy Thing (Mealybug)

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white fuzzy spec like fur or looks like little pieces of styrofoam at at distance
by: Cynthia

Im in Island Lake Illinois Today was the first time Ive seen this bug. Very mysterious and strange. They are on a door mat and decorative bird house. It will be interesting to see what they are like tomarrow.This picture was the closest description to what they look like. I will take a picture tomarrow if they are still there. Weird moving fuzz!
mealybugs
by: Moni

Plant Fairy
Please see the comments right under yours...that I wrote to Connie, about how to control mealybugs. The insecticidal soap, horticultural oil, and rubbing alcohol are to be put on the plants according to label instructions - not for children to eat or play with. When used according to the label, they are no more toxic than if you used soap, oil (paraffin) or alcohol in other ways in the classroom.
HELP WITH FUZZY WHITE BUGS AND FLUFFY FUZZY WHITE EGGS
by: THE PLANT FAIRY

looks like fuzzy white mealy bugs, what specifically can be used to extricate them from plants in a pre-school setting, non-toxic ??
mealybugs
by: Moni

Connie
Your houseplants have mealybugs. Mealybugs eat many different plants and are commonly found on houseplants.
Mealybugs are covered with a white waxy coating.
Since they feed by sucking juices out of plants if you have a high infestation then they can damage your plants turning them yellow and causing the leaves to curl.
If they are only on a few leaves or branches, prune out those infested. Mealybugs are attracted to plants with high nitrogen levels and soft growth...so if you have fertilized heavily the plants are more prone to infestation.

For control use a labeled insecticidal soap. It will break the waxy surface tension of the mealybug so it dries up and dies. The oil will coat them but if it is not horticultural oil labeled for that use it is not designed to properly suffocate them. The soap is better for their waxy coating.
You could also try alcohol on cotton swabs to coat them and remove them, but for a big infestation that might be too time consuming.

White Fuzzy Thing?
by: Evelyn

This is something I have had on my tomatoes this year. They are on the part that connects the tomato to the plant so I was able to cut that part off. I just figured it was some type of mold. I sure hope someone does know what this is.

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