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Mealybug Destroyer - Cryptolaemus montrouzieri
Copyright © 2008 Sam Houston

Mealybug Destroyer - Cryptolaemus montrouzieri
Sand Springs, Osage County, Oklahoma, USA
July 20, 2008
Size: 5mm (3/16")
Mealybug Destroyer - Cryptolaemus montrouzieri with an Aphid. But, what is happening here ? Is the Aphid "feeding" the Mealybug Destroyer ? What is that "droplet" of liquid between them (honeydew?)?
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Contributed by Sam Houston on 21 July, 2008 - 9:51am
Last updated 10 September, 2008 - 8:57am

Very interesting indeed !
Did the mealybug destroyer touch the aphid, and did the aphid produce a drop of honeydew(?) in defense(?), or as potential bribe(?), and then retreated ?
… Emile, 16 October, 2009 - 6:49pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Ladybird Beetles.
… Sam Houston, 10 September, 2008 - 8:57am login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Beetles.
… john and jane balaban, 4 August, 2008 - 5:47pm login or register to post comments

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