Vine mealybug
inflict damage on the crop in various ways: Nymphs and females extract the sap from the plant, stunting growth and causing deformation and / or yellowing of leaves [...] secretion of the mealybugs, reduces the ornamental value of the affected plants. Fruit and flowers are also fouled, rendering them unfit for sale, and the reduced [...] of photosynthesis in the leaves also reduces flower and fruit production. The vine mealybug causes direct and indirect damage. If the population is high