Dear Neil Ji, Further to our discussion this morning, I have done some research and have come across the link given below. It says that the larvae of cryptolaemus (lady bird beetles) look exactly like mealy bugs. copying the link for reference of all our friends. http://www.bugsforbugs.com.au/product/cryptolaemus Regards Yazdy.
On Wed, Jul 14, 2010 at 12:39 AM, Neil Soares <[email protected]>wrote: > Hi, > My photographs of Mealy Bugs taken at the Nameri Tiger Reserve. Doesn't > necessarily have to be ants around. These ones also jumped around a lot. > Regards, > Neil Soares. > > --- On *Wed, 7/14/10, Pankaj Oudhia <[email protected]>* wrote: > > > From: Pankaj Oudhia <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: [efloraofindia:41277] ID of the plant > To: "efloraofindia" <[email protected]> > Date: Wednesday, July 14, 2010, 12:12 AM > > > Agree with you as you are seeing the plant. > > Mealy bugs are still present in my garden in Hibiscus rosa-sinensis, Ixora > and Mango. Ants are common in first two species but in Mango I have not > observed ant population. Monsoon is on in Chhattisgarh. > > regards > > Pankaj Oudhia > > On Wed, Jul 14, 2010 at 12:03 AM, Yazdy Palia > <[email protected]<http://us.mc339.mail.yahoo.com/mc/[email protected]> > > wrote: > >> Dear Pankaj ji, >> When there are mealy bugs, there should be plenty of ants. Moreover, mealy >> bugs appear in very dry areas and during summer. They can not survive our >> monsoon. Even if there is slight moisture in the soil, they do not thrive. >> mealy bugs have a fleshy body this thing does not. Moreover the fluffy >> matter is flying about in the air. If it is mealy bugs it can not fly about >> like that. >> Regards >> Yazdy. >> >> >> On Tue, Jul 13, 2010 at 11:57 PM, Pankaj Oudhia >> <[email protected]<http://us.mc339.mail.yahoo.com/mc/[email protected]> >> > wrote: >> >>> I agree with Neil ji. It looks like Mealy bug specially in picture 3122. >>> >>> regards >>> >>> Pankaj Oudhia >>> >>> On Mon, Jul 12, 2010 at 11:02 PM, Neil Soares >>> <[email protected]<http://us.mc339.mail.yahoo.com/mc/[email protected]> >>> > wrote: >>> >>>> Hi Mr.Palia, >>>> My guess would be Urena lobata var.sinuata and the 'fluffy matter' are >>>> mealy bugs. >>>> With regards, >>>> Neil Soares. >>>> >>>> --- On *Mon, 7/12/10, Yazdy Palia >>>> <[email protected]<http://us.mc339.mail.yahoo.com/mc/[email protected]> >>>> >* wrote: >>>> >>>> >>>> From: Yazdy Palia >>>> <[email protected]<http://us.mc339.mail.yahoo.com/mc/[email protected]> >>>> > >>>> Subject: [efloraofindia:41102] ID of the plant >>>> To: "indiantreepix" >>>> <[email protected]<http://us.mc339.mail.yahoo.com/mc/[email protected]> >>>> > >>>> Date: Monday, July 12, 2010, 10:35 PM >>>> >>>> >>>> hello friends, what is the identity of the plant and what is the >>>> identity of the fluffy matter on its stem. >>>> Regrds >>>> Yazdy. >>>> >>>> You have been sent 5 pictures. >>>> >>>> >>>> DSCN3118.JPG >>>> DSCN3119.JPG >>>> DSCN3120.JPG >>>> DSCN3121.JPG >>>> DSCN3122.JPG >>>> >>>> These pictures were sent with Picasa, from Google. >>>> Try it out here: http://picasa.google.com/ >>>> >>>> >>>> >>> >> > >
