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Mealybug females feed on plant sap, normally in roots or other crevices, and in a few cases the bottoms of stored fruit. They attach themselves to the plant and secrete a powdery wax layer (hence the name "mealy" bug) used for protection while they suck the plant juices. The males are short-lived, as they do not feed at all as adults and only ...
Mealybugs will move the tip of its rostrum onto the surface of the plant leaf or steam in order to feed. The stylet is then moved into the phloem, where nutrients are transported within the plant. Mealybugs will then suck the plants sap and excrete the excess sugary liquid through their short anal tube (Martin, 2019).
Alternately, this group may be referred to as blue-black mealybugs. [2] It includes the genera Amonostherium, Australicoccus, Melanococus, and Nipaecoccus. [3] While the exact relationships between various scale insects are often contested, one suggestion is to class all (and only) the blue-green mealybugs in the sub-family Trabutininae. [4]
Phenacoccus solenopsis, the cotton mealybug [1] or solenopsis mealybug, is a species of mealybug in the family Pseudococcidae. [2] Having originated in North America, it has spread to other parts of the world and become a major pest of cotton crops.
The mango mealybug (Drosicha mangiferae) is a pest of mango crops in Asia. The nymphs and females suck plant sap from inflorescences, tender leaves, shoots and fruit peduncles. [ 2 ] As a result, the infested inflorescences dry up, affects the fruit set, causing fruit drop.
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Orchid seeds are very small (0.35mm to 1.50mm long), spindle-shaped, and have an opening at the pointed end. [5] Each seed has an embryo that is undifferentiated and lacks root and shoot meristems. [3] An orchid seed does not have enough nutritional support to grow on its own, and lacks endosperm. [2]
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