mealy bug Sentence Examples
- The mealy bug's waxy coating made it difficult to control.
- The foliage was heavily infested with mealy bugs, causing the leaves to turn yellow.
- The mealy bugs had spread throughout the greenhouse, threatening an entire crop of plants.
- The gardener identified the pests as mealy bugs and began spraying with horticultural oil.
- The mealy bugs' feeding habits caused the plant's stems to become stunted and weakened.
- The infestation of mealy bugs left a sticky residue on the plant's leaves and stems.
- The mealy bugs were particularly damaging to young plants, as their feeding could kill the entire plant.
- The gardener noticed a small cluster of mealy bugs on the underside of a leaf and promptly removed it.
- The mealy bug's natural predators include ladybugs and lacewings.
- Mealy bugs can be a persistent pest, requiring multiple treatments to eradicate them completely.
mealy bug Meaning
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mealy bug (n)
scalelike plant-eating insect coated with a powdery waxy secretion; destructive especially of fruit trees
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scalelike plant-eating insect coated with a powdery waxy secretion; destructive especially of fruit trees
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The mealy bug's waxy coating made it difficult to control.
The foliage was heavily infested with mealy bugs, causing the leaves to turn yellow.
The mealy bugs had spread throughout the greenhouse, threatening an entire crop of plants.
The gardener identified the pests as mealy bugs and began spraying with horticultural oil.
