I took this 1mm mealybug off the seed-grown basil plant growing under the plant light. After shooting the video, I felt sorry for the bug, so I let it go outside.

#BugsAreCool but I need to find a way to protect my basil and snack-kale* from the #mealybugs… 😩🌱🥬

*snack-size Lacinato kale for our companion rats.

Thorough treatment needed for #Adenium and #Dorstenia -
#MealyBugs being the enemy in the dry winter quarter.
Some plants affected heavily. But they always come back.
#succulents @plants #notCacti #yemen #somalia #kenya #plantscience #botany

Since bringing my 52 #Plants indoors due to a construction project in February, I have dealt with: #Mold , #Aphids , #SpiderMites , and now apparently #MealyBugs !!!! 🤬🐛🐞🆘️😭 #PlantLovers of Mastodon, please send me your tips and/or just condolences and solidarity.

My afternoon has been spent wiping every leaf of my 30+ house plants with alcohol, because mealy bugs. Not the glamorous side of plant parenting #houseplants #mealybugs #annoyed #plants

Some days are just gonna be like this, but I can’t help seeing how beautiful #mealybugs are even though they are pests. Will I do mechanical control? Of course I will. That doesn’t keep me from missing this unbelievable stunner of a life form. #Gardening #Plants #HousePlants