Noun: mealybug
- Scalelike plant-eating insect coated with a powdery waxy secretion; destructive especially of fruit trees
"The citrus farmer battled a persistent mealybug problem in his orchard";
- mealy bug
Derived forms: mealy bugs, mealybugs
Type of: coccid insect
Part of: family Pseudococcidae, Pseudococcidae
Encyclopedia: Mealybug