Mealybug

Subject:  Termite?
Geographic location of the bug:  Anaheim California
Date: 04/01/2020
Time: 08:01 PM EDT
Your letter to the bugman:  I took this picture March 25, 2020 not sure what that bug is,
Hopefully someone can tell me.
How you want your letter signed:  Ken O

Mealybug

Dear Ken,
We are relatively certain this is a Mealybug based on this BugGuide image.  According to the University of Wisconsin Master Gardener Program:  “The citrus mealybug (
Planococcus citri) is the most common species found on plant foliage. It feeds on a wide variety of plants, and especially likes soft-stemmed and succulent plants such as coleus, fuchsia, croton, jade, poinsettia and cactus. In my greenhouse I also find them consistently on rosemary, citrus, and bird of paradise. ”  You did not indicate where you found it.

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