Cactus mealybug
covered with a white waxy material in the form of powder, threads, spiky projections or platelets. Eggs are laid in a sticky, foamy mass of wax threads [...] cacti and other succulents. It was first described in England but its origin is not clear. It is now found on many greenhouse-grown succulents around the world [...] distributed by the trade in ornamental plants. Damage symptoms The cactus mealybug usually infests stems but can occasionally be found on crowns, roots. and