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What bugs eat mealy bugs?

What bugs eat mealy bugs?

Naturally occurring predators of mealybugs include lady beetles, green and brown lacewings, spiders, minute pirate bugs, and larvae of predaceous midges. The mealybug destroyer lady beetle, Cryptolaemus montrouzieri, is the most important of these predators in many areas.

Do mealy bugs have predators?

Cryptolaemus montrouzieri are effective predators for use as a biological control of mealybugs and other soft scale. These fast-feeding, highly mobile ladybird beetles actively seek out mealybugs, consuming upwards of 250 mealybugs in a lifetime.

Will ladybugs eat scale insects?

Use: Ladybugs prefer to eat aphids and will devour up to 50 a day, but they will also attack scale, mealy bugs, boil worms, leafhopper, and corn ear worm. They dine only on insects and do not harm vegetation in any way.

How do I get rid of mealy bugs?

MEALYBUGS TREATMENT

  1. Dip cotton balls and swabs in alcohol and remove all visible mealybugs.
  2. Mix 1 cup of rubbing alcohol with few drops of Dawn dish soap and 1 quart (32oz) of water.
  3. Spray the whole plant, not only where mealybugs are visible.
  4. Repeat the treatment once or twice a week until the issue is gone.

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