Mealy bug larvae

Description:

In sinhala called as Piti makuna.A virulent pest which is attacking many sp s of fruit and foliage plants.produce large number of eggs.The female fly stays on the underside of the leaf with the cocoon that contains the eggs. The cocoon is like a bundle of cotton wool. The male fly flies away and infects other trees while the female injects these trees and plants and extracts the milk or juices. The infected trees gradually grow weak and die within two to three months.