Mealybugs

Root mealybugs are one of tne less commonly encountered insects that can attack and weaken turfgrass roots and reduce plant vigor. These mealybugs are almost always associated with white leaf diseases of poa, bentgrass, bermuda, paspalum and more. Exactly how the mealybug is implicated in the symptom of bleached white foliage is unclear, but mealybugs on other crops are known to frequently cause foliage discoloration, either by injection of a toxin into the plant's vascular system, or by transmission of…