• Close-up of a Cryptolaemus montrouzieri adult on a green leaf
    Close-up of a Cryptolaemus montrouzieri adult on a green leaf
  • Cryptolaemus montrouzieri larva with a blurred background
    Cryptolaemus montrouzieri larva with a blurred background
  • Cryptolaemus montrouzieri pupa on a green leaf
    Cryptolaemus montrouzieri pupa on a green leaf
  • Cryptolaemus montrouzieri egg on a leaf with a close-up view
    Cryptolaemus montrouzieri egg on a leaf with a close-up view
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Cryptolaemus-System

Cryptolaemus-System

The Mealybug ladybird is known as a voracious wolf in sheep’s clothing

  • Highly voracious – Cryptolaemus montrouzieri larvae and adults feed on mealybug
  • Control wide range of mealybug including citrus mealybug Planococcus citri and obscure mealybug Pseudococcus viburni
  • Actively searches out pest – adult ladybirds are highly mobile
  • Inconspicuously penetrate pest colonies – Cryptolaemus larvae are covered in white waxy threads mimicking mealybug larvae
  • Can survive on alternative prey – such as aphids and scale insect - if mealybug numbers low
  • Fecund – female ladybirds lay up to 400 eggs in pest hotspots
  • Can consume 30-70 prey a day
  • Controls every stage – predates on eggs, young and adult mealybugs

Packaging

  • Cryptolaemus-System-500
  • Cryptolaemus-Larvae-System-250

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The Mealybug ladybird is known as a voracious wolf in sheep’s clothing

  • Highly voracious – Cryptolaemus montrouzieri larvae and adults feed on mealybug
  • Control wide range of mealybug including citrus mealybug Planococcus citri and obscure mealybug Pseudococcus viburni
  • Actively searches out pest – adult ladybirds are highly mobile
  • Inconspicuously penetrate pest colonies – Cryptolaemus larvae are covered in white waxy threads mimicking mealybug larvae
  • Can survive on alternative prey – such as aphids and scale insect - if mealybug numbers low
  • Fecund – female ladybirds lay up to 400 eggs in pest hotspots
  • Can consume 30-70 prey a day
  • Controls every stage – predates on eggs, young and adult mealybugs

Packaging

  • Cryptolaemus-System-500
  • Cryptolaemus-Larvae-System-250