Quick reference
- Pest class
- insect
- Host breadth
- broad
- Seasonal pattern
- Year-round; multiple generations per year in coastal FL
- Treatment hint
- Systemic insecticide drench (imidacloprid or dinotefuran) for landscape ornamentals; horticultural oil for crawler-stage suppression.
- Source
- uf_ifas_v1
ID features
Smooth waxy bumps adhered to stems and leaf undersides; brown to amber colored. No movement.
Damage pattern
Heavy honeydew + sooty mold black coating on foliage; leaf yellowing; branch dieback in heavy infestations.
Hosts
No hosts wired up yet.