Cryptolaemus montrouzieri
species such as the citrus mealybug and the long-tailed mealybug . The predatory beetle Cryptolaemus montrouzieri is used for the control of the following pests: [...] large populations of mealybugs. Once the supply of mealybugs becomes inadequate, the ladybirds fly off in search of new prey. Sometimes the larvae resort to [...] temperature of 21°C, during the whole period of its development to adult beetle, a larva eats more than 25 second and third instar mealybug nymphs. The larvae