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Mealy Bug Destroyer Larvae

Cryptolaemus montouzieri

Photo by tomk3886
Published on Project Noah
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30.5187, -84.1096

Field Notes

Description:

White with waxy coating to imitate their main prey. Mealybugs.

Habitat:

These appear to be feeding on some aphids on a southern pea pod.

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (1)
tomk3886
My original ID of this spotting was that these were mealy bugs. I now believe they are a species of ladybird beetle that was imported for biological control of mealy bugs.

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FLaGA-Bama Neighborhood Nature Watch

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PublishedAugust 7, 2020

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