White wax-covered larva of mealybug destroyer lady beetle, Cryptolaemus montrouzieri, (lower left) feeding on nymphs of citrus mealybug, Planococcus citri, on young citrus fruit.

Mealybug destroyer, citrus mealybug, and nymphs of citrus mealybug on citrus fruit, Kern County.   Credit: David R. Haviland
White wax-covered larva of mealybug destroyer lady beetle, Cryptolaemus montrouzieri, (lower left) feeding on nymphs of citrus mealybug, Planococcus citri, on young citrus fruit. Credit: David R. Haviland