Cactus mealybug
and not yet covered with wax. They are actively mobile and known as ‘crawlers’. From the second instar on, they are covered with white waxy exudate and [...] crowns, roots. and flowers. Depending on the host plant species, infestations with cactus mealybug cause discoloration of the plants and later necrosis of the [...] the body of the females from the third nymphal instar onwards are covered with a white waxy material in the form of powder, threads, spiky projections or