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Save The Grapes! Enter The Mealybug Destroyer!
Season 12
Episode 12
If there ever was a bug that we should all raise a glass of wine for, it's the mealybug destroyer. This heroic bug has been brought in to protect grape vineyards from being ruined by the mealybugs sticky honeydew excrement. But first, the mealybug destroyer must get past the mealybugs’ army of ant bodyguards who want that sweet honeydew excrement for themselves.
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