Controlling pasture mealybug

Summary

Pasture mealybug (Heliococcus summervillei) is a sap sucking scale like insect which infests and damages pastures, particularly summer growing grasses.

Topics in this factsheet include:

  • History of the pasture mealybug
  • Identification
  • Control of pasture mealybug
  • Beneficial insects
  • Use of Movento® 240 SC insecticide
  • Other insecticide control options



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Published: Oct 2020