Occurrence and Control of the Comstock Mealybug in Bagged Pear Orchards

One of the main pests that enter the bag. The calyx depression and stem depression are the most severely affected. Purple-red halos appear at the damaged spots, growth stops, and deformed fruit forms; in severe cases, the fruit surface cracks and dries up. This pest generally has 3 generations per year, mainly overwintering as eggs or 1st to 2nd instar nymphs on branches and mummified fruit, with a few overwintering as fertilized females; when the pear tree buds in the following spring, the eggs hatch into nymphs. Activity begins in April of the following year, the first generation reproduces in May-June, the second generation in July-August, and the third generation in September-November. Pesticides with good control efficacy against this pest include 40% omethoate emulsifiable concentrate and 80% dichlorvos emulsifiable concentrate, etc.