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Mealybug

Icerya sp.

Photo by cbenito00
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Field Notes

Description:

I am not really sure what these are. My mom says it's spider mites, but I am unsure. I don't know if this is a fungus. It's white like cotton material wrapped around the potted plant.

Habitat:

On a plant

Notes:

Really amazing work with the wrapping of the plant's stalk.

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (2)
Scott Frazier
These are "mealybug" scale insects I believe. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mealybug and http://termirepel.com/blogs/?p=659 Less likely, they are Icerya sp. scale insects. I moved your spotting to Arthropods. :-)
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PublishedMay 27, 2014

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