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Cryptolaemus montrouzieri
Looks like a giant mealy bug in it's larval stage.
On a citrus called Buddha's hand
eats mealy bugs, scales & aphids A beneficial insect!
Spotted on May 12, 2011
Submitted on May 12, 2011
5 Comments
goddd i wish i had this over here... we have a big problem of mealy bugs in our farms...
Thank you for the comments...a bug to love!
it looks like some sort of science fictions alien creature! great series.
thats an amazing looking creature!
Ooh! Aah!