Cryptolaemus montrouzieri
Mealybug ladybird at Wanniassa, ACT
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| Cryptolaemus montrouzieri | MichaelMulvaney | 6 Mar 2022 | |
| Unverified | jks | 6 Mar 2022 |
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2 comments
6 Mar 2022
Jen the brown oval things look like an infestation of soft brown scale (Coccus sp.) which are sucking the sap out of your citrus. The white bug is the larvae of a ladybird and it is feeding on the scale so a good friend to have.
6 Mar 2022
Ewwww to the brown scale! Thank you for the ID on that, I will have to get some citrus spray. It is a blood orange. But i don't want to spray my the floppy mop lady bugs!
Location information
- Coordinates 149.091583-35.394194
- Altitude 630.4m
- Places Wanniassa, ACT
Sighting information
- 4 Abundance
- 6 Mar 2022 01:15 PM Recorded on
- jks Recorded by
- 5mm to 12mm Animal size
Collections
- jks Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Cryptolaemus montrouzieri Lady beetles (Coccinellidae) Beetles (Coleoptera) Insects
Species information
- Cryptolaemus montrouzieri Scientific name
- Mealybug ladybird Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 794m Recorded at altitude
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