mealybug destroyer

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mealybug destroyer (plural mealybug destroyers)

  1. A species of ladybug, Cryptolaemus montrouzieri, endemic to Queensland and New South Wales, Australia; it preys on mealybugs and has been widely introduced elsewhere as a biological control.