Tiny white bugs on plants in your home or outdoors can be ... by washing them off in the sink or wiping the insects off with a cotton swab. You may need to do this several times over a few days.

A. Usually, mealybugs reside in such ‘cotton-like’ formations on the plant. These pests stick strongly to the plant and are difficult to eliminate with spray only. The trick is to remove as ...

From a distance, they can look like tiny specks of cotton wool on your plants. Mealybugs are just one of a few common pests that will wreak havoc on your houseplants. When inspected more closely ...

Many insects are life-history omnivores ... experimentally inflicted herbivore damage on young cotton plants. After removing the herbivores, damaged plants were allowed to grow for a period ...