Obscure mealybug
growth and causing deformation and / or yellowing of leaves, sometimes followed by defoliation. The overall effect is a reduction of photosynthesis and therefore [...] spiky projections or platelets. Eggs are laid in a sticky, foamy mass of wax threads, called an egg sac. Once the batch of eggs is laid, the female dies [...] similar appearance to the citrus mealybug (Planococcus citri) , but its body is covered with a thicker layer of wax, the filaments around the body are longer