Mealybug
Destroyer Cryptolaemus
montrouzieri (Mulsant, 1853)  |
| An introduced
species found in heated greenhouses. It is commonly used
by commercial growers in large glasshouses as a
biological pest control of Mealybugs. Adults occasionally
escape through ventilation windows, where they may be
found outdoors for a time, but cannot survive the UK
Winter. The ones photographed were found in the Tropical
House at Woodthorpe Grange, Nottingham in September 2013. |
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| Cryptolaemus
montrouzieri larva, Woodthorpe Grange, Nottingham, October 2026 |
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