Identifying Mealybugs or Adelgids on Pruned Shrubs

Yews (Taxus): Mealybug adults and crawlers.
Hemlocks: Hemlock woolly adelgid.
Other: Too early for whitefly.

White Mold and Tiny Eggs on Unknown Shrubs

Pruning unknown shrubs reveals white mold and thousands of tiny maggot-like eggs on leaves.

Spray interior of shrubs with 2% horticultural oil. Suffocates all stages. Repeat per label. Identify host plant for precise ID.

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