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I don't suppose anyone here knows anything about mealybugs? I found this one (non-communal) in France this summer. Not a brilliant shot but it was only about 1.5 - 2mm long and the leaf was blowing in the wind!







Nov 14, 2017 at 03:09 PM
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Good one.
Just know they can be a nuisance on indoor plants and cacti.
Brian V.



Nov 15, 2017 at 01:23 AM
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Constable wrote:
I don't suppose anyone here knows anything about mealybugs? I found this one (non-communal) in France this summer. Not a brilliant shot but it was only about 1.5 - 2mm long and the leaf was blowing in the wind!


A case of mistaken identity. I believe this to be a larva of the Mealy Bug Ladybird Cryptolaemus montrouzieri.

Harold



Nov 15, 2017 at 08:59 AM
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Harold

You are amazing. I had never even heard of this ladybird. You are absolutely right. I am 90% certain that the adults were the little beetles that were hanging around!

Many thanks

Ed



Nov 15, 2017 at 04:36 PM
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Constable wrote:
Harold

You are amazing. I had never even heard of this ladybird. You are absolutely right. I am 90% certain that the adults were the little beetles that were hanging around!

Many thanks

Ed


The species is well known and artificially released to control mealy bug (biological control).

Harold



Nov 15, 2017 at 05:08 PM





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