- white, woolly fibres present on leaves
- infestation causes wilt and stunted growth
- affects only seedlings and young trees
Mealy Bugs (Hemiptera: Pseudococcidae) and White Flies (Aleyrodidae)
- free feeding traces present along leaf margins
Looper Caterpillars (Lepidoptera: Geometridae)
- wilt of whole branches starting from the tips and/or affecting the tree top
- mud covers on the base of the tree up to a few metres
- riddled wood filled with holes
- termite nest with more or less regular, smooth surface often in adjacent tree
- trees susceptible to damage by wind
- trees of any age can be attacked and eventually die
Nasutitermes novarumhebridarium (Holmgren) (Termitidae)
