Field Notes
One Fuzzy Bug, a Lot of Trouble
A tiny pasture mealybug is damaging Florida grass. The consequences reach beyond the field—to hay supplies, cattle feed and the people who depend on them.
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What’s bugging you?
On the leaves
ThysanopteraThripsSilver streaks, black specksTetranychidaeSpider MitesFine webbing, speckled leavesTarsonemidae & EriophyidaeBroad, Russet & Cyclamen MitesTwisted, bronzed new growthAphididaeAphidsClusters on new growth, sticky leavesAleyrodidaeWhitefliesTiny white fliers when you shake itAgromyzidae, mostlyLeafminersSquiggly trails inside the leaf
In the soil
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On the leaves
In the soil
Before they show up
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Treating it