Dahlia pest id

Posted by jws338 z5 (jsulliva@uti.com) on

Thu, Jun 19, 14 at 18:14

I could use some help to identify this bug. The plant looked like it needs water, all the leafs are wilting. The other 25 are ok.

Thanks John
Plainfield IL

This post was edited by jws338 on Fri, Jun 20, 14 at 7:59

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wilt points to bacterial or fungal disease or
heavy, sudden root damage (which IMO is more unlikely).

That bug looks like an infant woodlouse or something, perhaps it just happened to crawl along and was not the cause.

Otherwise I would expect to see some damage on the leaves.

Thanks, turns out it was a mealybug

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