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Family Margarodidae
- This page contains pictures and information about
Snow Ball Mealybugs that we
found in the Brisbane area, Queensland, Australia.
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Diameter 20mm
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- The snowy white balls on stem are different in
size, the largest in size is about 20mm. When we removed the white substance
we saw the orange-red and blue mealy bug body.
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- The female mealy bugs are wingless and look
like a larva. They move around stem freely. They can be found moving very
slowing on Eucalyptus stems.
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 - Body
length 25mm
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- We
found some
larger
size mealy bugs. It seems that their white substance reduced as they grow
larger.
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- Reference:
- 1. A
field guide to insects in Australia - By Paul Zborowski and Ross
Storey, Reed New Holland, 1996, p86.
- 2. Insects of Australia and New Zealand - R. J. Tillyard, Angus
& Robertson, Ltd, Sydney, 1926, p173.
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