• Veena P.Swami
• Tabrez Ahmad
• Vivek Kumar Dixit
• Ashok Kumar
• Amrita Singh, Dharm Raj Verma

Mealybugs are insects in the family Pseudococcidae, unarmored scale insects found in moist, warm climates. Many species are considered as pests, they feed on plant juices of greenhouse plants, house plants and subtropical trees and also act as a vector for several plant diseases. Mealy bugs found on both tops and bottom of leaves, on the flower buds, on the stem or anywhere else on the plant. These are bugs that spread from plant to plant. To eliminate a mealy bug invasion, a systemic pesticides and physical cleaning of the plant should be used. Like most pests, the best control for mealy bugs is defensive. Healthy; vigorous plants are less susceptible to infestation than weak, underpotted, and stressed plants. Plant protection products are of limited effectiveness against mealy bugs because of their habit of hiding in crevices and the presence of waxy covering of its body. On outdoor plants, cultural practices and biological control should be adequate for suppressing mealy bugs in most situations.

Pseudococcidae, Mealybugs, Pesticides, Cultural and Biological control

"Sustainable control and management of Mealy bugs infestation", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.9, Issue 1, page no.d424-d433, January-2022, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2201355.pdf

"Sustainable control and management of Mealy bugs infestation", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.9, Issue 1, page no. ppd424-d433, January-2022, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2201355.pdf