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The article offers information on the long-tailed mealybug, Pseudococcus longispinus, and its management amid the threat it poses to the mulberry plant. It notes that the incidence of the long-tailed mealybug on mulberry gardens in Tamil Nadu, India has been recorded at the Farmers Training Center (FTC) in Manikandam, Trichy in March 2011. It discusses the life cycle of the pest as well as how it brings damage to the plant. Pest management strategies range from cultural to chemical approaches.