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Q: The fruit on my Nagami kumquat this year is variable and somewhat bland. Larger fruit have little to no acidity and can even be mealy, while smaller fruit are closer in tartness to previous years.

Mealybugs are insects from the family Pseudococcidae, which contain more than 2000 species. Mealybugs are soft-bodied, unarmored scale insects commonly found in moist, warm habitats. “Hibiscus ...

Researchers Nicole Quinn and Lauren Diepenbrock from the University of Florida conduct a field color test using a Lebbeck Mealybug field diagnostic kit in a citrus field of the Citrus Research and ...

Q: The fruit on my Nagami kumquat this year is variable and somewhat bland. Larger fruit have little to no acidity and can even be mealy, while smaller fruit are closer in tartness to previous years.