Quick reference
- Pest class
- insect
- Host breadth
- broad
- Seasonal pattern
- Year-round in SW FL; peaks during warm dry weather
- Treatment hint
- Systemic insecticide drench OR horticultural oil + insecticidal soap on accessible foliage.
- Source
- uf_ifas_v1
ID features
White waxy cottony masses on stems, leaf joints, and undersides. Soft-bodied, oval, slow-moving.
Damage pattern
Honeydew leading to sooty mold; leaf yellowing; stunted new growth. Often clusters at frond bases on palms and in leaf axils on ornamentals.
Hosts
No hosts wired up yet.