Pseudococcidae sp. (family)

A mealybug at O'Connor, ACT

Pseudococcidae sp. (family) at O'Connor, ACT - 15 Feb 2023 09:31 AM
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Pseudococcidae sp. (family) 1 May 2025 MichaelMulvaney
Pseudococcidae sp. (family) 12 May 2023 pmillsApio87
Monophlebulus sp. (genus) 11 Apr 2023 CarbonAI
Unverified 11 Apr 2023 ConBoekel

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Speculative. There was a mealy bug it was parasitized. The small larva at the head has just crawled out. Not sure, really.

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pmillsApio87 wrote:
   12 May 2023
Wax trails tend to be left by pseudococcids (true mealybugs) on *Acacia*.

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