RE: aphids and mandevilla


> Date: Thu, 21 Dec 2000 15:19:50 -0700
>  From: Margaret Lauterbach <mlaute@micron.net>

>  Mealybugs are a scale, Marilyn. At least I've read somewhere they're >a 
soft-bodied scale. Perhaps I've been led astray.  Margaret L

Yes, I believe you have.  Mealybugs are not scales, although some species of 
mealybugs look like scales and are often confused with sales.  

Once mealybug nymphs produce the waxy coating they are difficult to control 
because the wax protects them. They have several generations of young a year, 
so the problem is continuous.  In the garden, ladybugs can keep them under 
control.  --Janis

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