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Chilocorus bipustulatus lady beetle eating Oystershell Scale - Chilocorus bipustulatus

Chilocorus bipustulatus lady beetle eating Oystershell Scale - Chilocorus bipustulatus
Livermore , Alameda County, California, USA
August 18, 2015
Size: 1/4"
I was so happy to find a beneficial insect fighting against the bad insect and controlling their numbers but the Ash tree bark was covered in Oystershell Scale and I don't know if it can be saved . This is the first time I had come across this Ladybeetle in Livermore so thought that I would post it . It seems to be feasting on the scale which was interesting . Because they are so shiny it is hard to get a good photo of them .
Thanks for any feed-back , sincerely Beth

Moved, neat behavioral shot
Moved from Beetles.

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