Healthy mealybugs (Pseudococcus longispinus) above, and mealybugs killed by a pathogenic fungus (Metarhizium anisopliae) below.

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Healthy long-tailed mealybugs (Pseudococcus longispinus) above, and mealybugs killed by a pathegenic fungus (Metarhizium anisopliae) below.

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Location: Haydenville, Massachusetts, United States USA
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