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j_b_burrell Cairo, Egypt Aug 11, 2008

These little larvae are too small to see in detail with the naked eye. There are dozens of them on my Kalanchoe blossfeldiana, any ideas?

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carmen57 Santa Teresa, Venezuela Aug 11, 2008

It's a mealy bug (Order Homoptera, Family Pseudococcidae). It's identical to Pseudococcus calceolariae (see http://davesgarden.com/guides/bf/go/1553/) but I don't know if it's the same species.

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ceejaytown The Woodlands, TX(Zone 9a) Aug 11, 2008

They will do major damage to a plant, eventually killing it. A cotton swab dipped in rubbing alcohol, and used to remove them, works very well at this stage.

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j_b_burrell Cairo, Egypt Aug 12, 2008

Thanks, both of you. I've already applied the rubbing alcohol and am awaiting the results.

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j_b_burrell Cairo, Egypt Aug 12, 2008

I found some more mealybugs on another plant and then discovered that it was also infested with tiny spiders that are gorging themselves on them.

On the left of the picture towards the bottom, there is one caught in the web to be savoured later!

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ceejaytown The Woodlands, TX(Zone 9a) Aug 13, 2008

Good guys to the rescue!

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morrigan Craryville, NY Aug 14, 2008

Hey, can you send me some of those spiders? i have an alocasia that is and has been infested with mealies. They are very hard to get rid of....:-)

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