Cloyd, R.A., & Herrick, N.J. 2026 Effects of xanthan gum and botanical insecticides on the citrus mealybug (Planococcus citri, Hemiptera: Pseudococcidae) feeding on coleus (Solenostemon scutellarioides) plants under greenhouse conditions. HortScience 61(7):1564–1568

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Notes: In this study, insecticide efficacy against citrus mealybug populations was evaluated using commercially available products with the active ingredients xanthan gum, castor oil, rosemary oil, clove oil, peppermint oil, garlic oil, cinnamon oil, thyme oil, sodium tetraborohydrate decahydrate, acetamiprid, and mineral oil. https://doi.org/10.21273/HORTSCI19483-26

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