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Mealybug feeding on Bottlebrush (Callistemon)
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Mealybug feeding on Bottlebrush
Photograph copyright: ozwildlife - all rights reserved. Used with permission.
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MEALYBUG FACTS |
Identification
Female mealybugs are wingless, resembling a grub covered in white waxy substance like hair. Under the waxy coating the body is orange and blue. They move around plant stems feeding on sap.
Other Names
Mealy bug
Size
10mm - 20mm
Habitat
found on Eucalyptus and Callistemon stems
Food
sap from plant stems
Classification
| Class: | Insecta | | Order: | Hemiptera | | Family: | Margarodidae | | Genus: | Monophlebulus | | Species: | sp | | Common Name: | Mealybug |
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