mealybug destroyer
Jan 19, 2013 12:49:27 #
handheld Nikon D5100 at ISO 320, with Sigma 105-mm macro lens & full set of tubes, 1/60-sec at f/16, SB-400 speedlight at 1/4 power, with DIY 'sonic diffuser'. these are also as small as globular springtails.tom
Jan 19, 2013 13:03:20 #
Jan 19, 2013 13:05:38 #
Jan 19, 2013 14:28:57 #
LoneRangeFinder wrote:
yes,i did not make it up :lol: mealybug destroyer (Cryptolaemus montrouzieri)Nice work on the bug. Is that their "true name"?
http://www.biocontrol.entomology.cornell.edu/predators/Cryptolaemus.html
Jan 19, 2013 15:15:16 #
Jan 19, 2013 16:10:31 #
I take it these are about 2-3 mm in size?
I've just added extension rings to my "arsenal"--but I'm not getting results I'm happy with. I found some Scale which are about that size. The large egg sacs they carry on their backs is about 4 mm.
I've just added extension rings to my "arsenal"--but I'm not getting results I'm happy with. I found some Scale which are about that size. The large egg sacs they carry on their backs is about 4 mm.
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