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Farmers can combat the mealybugs by giving vaccines to the trees to inoculate them from the virus.

From Science Daily • Apr. 23, 2024

He notes that C. montrouzieri was initially introduced to the Mediterranean to help protect citrus orchards from the hungry mealybugs threatening them—hence its nickname, “mealybug destroyer.”

From Science Magazine • Mar. 12, 2024

Cotton mealybugs are scale insects that feed on fruits, vegetables and ornamental plants, but true to its name, it really likes to suck the sap of cotton plants.

From Salon • Mar. 12, 2023

If using a systemic pesticide, now is a good time to dose with that to get a jump on aphids, mites, and mealybugs.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 8, 2023

Remarkably, the endosymbiont imports more than 400 proteins from the host nucleus, so it also must have evolved a complicated protein transport system like the mealybugs.

From Scientific American • Jun. 13, 2022