Pests and diseases include scale insects, mealy bug, and rot.
Zapping the mealy bugs on my succulents with lavender soap and water to great effect.
However, the most common afflictions are aphids and mealy bug.
Similar problems have been reported in India, with both mealy bugs and aphids.
In the event of danger, these ants will pick up 'their' mealy bugs, which will also climb on board themselves.
The crevices where the spurs were cut back each year were particularly attractive hiding places for mealy bugs.
I have been growing cactuses for several years and this year, for the first time, my plants are inundated with mealy bugs.
And although mealy bugs cannot fly, the young ones love to travel.
It does not suffer from pests, other than the occasional mealy bug.
I found a mealy bug on one of the plants.