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These pesty white bugs crawl up mango trees and lay eggs that then grow young ones that chew the juice out of mango stems and cause the ripening small mangos to fall off Plant parasite pest hemipterans at Wilderness Orchard in Delhi: mango mealybug (Drosicha mangiferae) is a pest of mango crops in Asia Mealy bugs can be washed off, but then fruit and flowers and buds also get washed off! The mango mealybug (Drosicha mangiferae) is a pest of mango crops in Asia. The nymphs and females suck plant sap from inflorescences, tender leaves, shoots and fruit peduncles. Activated Neem Oil400 to 600 ml / acre How do I get rid of little bugs on my mango tree?Manual picking of mealy bugs can be done in small plants or where infestation is in early stage, apply strong jet of water to remove bugs. Flood