File:Mealybug Ladybird (Cryptolaemus montrouzieri).jpg

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This furry Lady-beetle with many (orange) pollen is a biological agent of Australian origin that feeds on Mealy-bugs (Genus Pseudococcus) and other scale insects; it features an interesting mimicry as the larva looks very similar to adult mealy-bugs, so instead of protection they become prey.

have a look at its larva: www.flickr.com/photos/gbohne/5551938125/

Somebody might have tried biological pest control near... that gives me hope!

Cryptolaemus montrouzieri MULSANT, 1850 (Mealy-bug Ladybird, Schmierlaus-Marienkäfer) Family: Coccinellidae (Lady beetles, Marienkäfer) Order: Coleoptera (beetles, Käfer)

more info: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cryptolaemus_montrouzieri

Indonesia, W-Java, Tangerang: vic. BSD, 50m asl., 22.11.2010 ___________________________________________________________________________ MP-65mm 2X; 1/160s, f16, ISO100, ring-flash, hand-held

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Source furry Lady beetle from W-Java
Author gbohne from Berlin, Germany

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