Literally hundreds of these in my garden! Friend or foe? by Shampayne__ Gardening Australia 7 Comments notasthenameimplies 3 days ago Thrips, foe Pademelon1 3 days ago That’s a Mealybug destroyer (*Cryptolaemus montrouzieri*). It’s a friend that camouflages as what they eat (mealybugs). So it’s possible you’ve got an infestation of mealybugs, plus some mealybug destroyers helping to get rid of them. en1gmatiq 3 days ago Mealybug Destroyer, friend Planchocaria 3 days ago I appreciate you not killing them without checking who they are first! True_Dragonfruit681 3 days ago Foe FloatingDriftWood44 3 days ago These are fossils, you will be fine! trancegemini_wa 3 days ago is it as big as it looks or is that zoomed in? Ive never seen these before so hoping to be able to tell them apart from mealybugs
Pademelon1 3 days ago That’s a Mealybug destroyer (*Cryptolaemus montrouzieri*). It’s a friend that camouflages as what they eat (mealybugs). So it’s possible you’ve got an infestation of mealybugs, plus some mealybug destroyers helping to get rid of them.
trancegemini_wa 3 days ago is it as big as it looks or is that zoomed in? Ive never seen these before so hoping to be able to tell them apart from mealybugs
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Thrips, foe
That’s a Mealybug destroyer (*Cryptolaemus montrouzieri*).
It’s a friend that camouflages as what they eat (mealybugs).
So it’s possible you’ve got an infestation of mealybugs, plus some mealybug destroyers helping to get rid of them.
Mealybug Destroyer, friend
I appreciate you not killing them without checking who they are first!
Foe
These are fossils, you will be fine!
is it as big as it looks or is that zoomed in? Ive never seen these before so hoping to be able to tell them apart from mealybugs