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Cryptolaemus montrouzieri Non-native for the Netherlands, but introduced into tropical greenhouses as a biological control agent against Mealy Bugs.<br /> Other shots of same beetle here:<br /> <figure class="photo"><a href="https://www.jungledragon.com/image/54853/cryptolaemus_montrouzieri_-_portrait.html" title="Cryptolaemus montrouzieri - Portrait"><img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/media.jungledragon.com/images/3043/54853_thumb.jpg?AWSAccessKeyId=05GMT0V3GWVNE7GGM1R2&Expires=1759968010&Signature=7mu7h3Ae8J8TSiTAnfOk07zUoPk%3D" width="200" height="150" alt="Cryptolaemus montrouzieri - Portrait Other shots of same beetle here:<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/54848/cryptolaemus_montrouzieri.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/54852/cryptolaemus_montrouzieri_vleugels_gespreid.html Coccinellidae,Coleoptera,Cryptolaemus,Cryptolaemus montrouzieri,Mealybug Destroyer,Mealybug Ladybird,Scymninae" /></a></figure><br /> <figure class="photo"><a href="https://www.jungledragon.com/image/54852/cryptolaemus_montrouzieri_-_take_off.html" title="Cryptolaemus montrouzieri - Take off"><img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/media.jungledragon.com/images/3043/54852_thumb.jpg?AWSAccessKeyId=05GMT0V3GWVNE7GGM1R2&Expires=1759968010&Signature=x%2FKopJiBt9q3wK%2By%2F%2Bgxgtlx%2Fgo%3D" width="200" height="150" alt="Cryptolaemus montrouzieri - Take off Other shots of same beetle here:<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/54848/cryptolaemus_montrouzieri.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/54853/cryptolaemus_montrouzieri_koppie.html<br /> Coccinellidae,Coleoptera,Cryptolaemus,Cryptolaemus montrouzieri,Mealybug Destroyer,Mealybug Ladybird,Scymninae" /></a></figure> Coccinellidae,Coleoptera,Cryptolaemus,Cryptolaemus montrouzieri,Mealybug Destroyer,Mealybug Ladybird,Scymninae Click/tap to enlarge Country intro

Cryptolaemus montrouzieri

Non-native for the Netherlands, but introduced into tropical greenhouses as a biological control agent against Mealy Bugs.
Other shots of same beetle here:

Cryptolaemus montrouzieri - Portrait Other shots of same beetle here:<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/54848/cryptolaemus_montrouzieri.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/54852/cryptolaemus_montrouzieri_vleugels_gespreid.html Coccinellidae,Coleoptera,Cryptolaemus,Cryptolaemus montrouzieri,Mealybug Destroyer,Mealybug Ladybird,Scymninae

Cryptolaemus montrouzieri - Take off Other shots of same beetle here:<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/54848/cryptolaemus_montrouzieri.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/54853/cryptolaemus_montrouzieri_koppie.html<br /> Coccinellidae,Coleoptera,Cryptolaemus,Cryptolaemus montrouzieri,Mealybug Destroyer,Mealybug Ladybird,Scymninae

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The Mealybug Destroyer

"Cryptolaemus montrouzieri", common name mealybug ladybird or mealybug destroyer, is a ladybird species.

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