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Planococcus citri
These are citrus mealybugs and there is one Mealybug Destroyer with longer "hair" that is attacking one. The ants are tending to the mealybugs since the mealybugs secrete honeydew which is a food source for the ants. The Mealybug Destroyer is a larva of a type of ladybug that was introduced from Australia for just this reason. I don't know what the third image is all about though. Anyone?
Orange tree in the backyard
Spotted on Jun 18, 2012
Submitted on Jun 19, 2012
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