1.   The crevices where the spurs were cut back each year were particularly attractive hiding places for mealy bugs.

2.   Diazinon has been used to control everything from ants to grasshoppers to chinch bugs to mealy bugs and scale.

3.   Mealy bugs appear on stems and buds.

4.   While snow scale is smooth, mealy bugs look like fuzzy cotton.

5.   Anguilla announced this week it is toughening inspection of plants, fruits and vegetables that enter the island to prevent the spread of the mealy bug.

6.   As a result, many countries have stopped purchasing products from Grenada to prevent the spreading of the mealy bug.

7.   As a result, many countries have stopped purchasing products from Grenada to stop the mealy bug from spreading.

8.   As a result, many countries have stopped purchasing products from Grenada to stop mealy bug from spreading.

9.   That is because the mealy bug, a parasitic insect, has destroyed fields of crops and fruits.

10.   The mealy bug was first detected in Grenada, the southernmost of the Windward Islands, after plants began withering prematurely.