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   songbird to All   
   Re: Mealy Bugs   
   27 Mar 20 17:13:59   
   
   From: songbird@anthive.com   
      
   Pavel314 wrote:   
   > My wife keeps her citrus trees in the greenhouse over the winter. This year,   
   they had a really bad infestation of mealy bugs, which leave a powdery white   
   residue on the leaves, as pictured in the link below.   
   >   
   > https://hosting.photobucket.com/images/p691/pavel314/0/DSC0473   
   .JPG?width=1920&height=1080&fit=bounds   
   >   
   > Does anyone have experience with this? If so, what is a good way to prevent   
   it or destroy it? When we move the trees outside in the spring, the problem   
   quickly goes away.   
   >   
   > Thanks for any help,   
      
     Mealybug Destroyer beetles, but there may also be other   
   biological controls.   
      
      
     songbird   
      
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