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title: "Actual footage of a mealybug destroyer chomping one down on my fiddle…"
description: "Actual footage of a mealybug destroyer chomping one down on my fiddle leaf fig. 😈 (Cryptolaemus montrouzieri beetle)"
url: "https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/knxnjgKthwd6k3zQ7koTvw"
community: "Pests, diseases and problems"
author: "Mads"
published: "2026-08-04T20:28:58.522719Z"
language: "en"
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# Actual footage of a mealybug destroyer chomping one down on my fiddle…

_Posted by Mads on 2026-08-04_

Actual footage of a mealybug destroyer chomping one down on my fiddle leaf fig. 😈

(Cryptolaemus montrouzieri beetle)

![Attachment 1 of 1](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/F3A6oDxB5AFrwMY-8AmGdM9PkD4LkZ4epCTa5XS85C4/wtmsbP0cRI-3D8X-s5-98g.webp?size=large)

## 1 comment

### Cheryl commented on 2026-08-04

☹️

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