Preliminary studies on the inoculative releases of exotic ladybirds, Cryptolaemus montrouzieri Mulsant and Scymnus coccivora Aiyar against the Hibiscus Mealybug, Maconellicoccus hirsutus (Green) in County St. George
1998
Gautam, R.D. (Caribbean Agricultural Research and Development Institute (CARDI), UWI Campus, St. Augustine (Trinidad and Tobago)) | de Chi, W. | Maraj, C. (Ministry of Agriculture, Land and Marine Resources Research Division, Centeno (Trinidad and Tobago). Central Experiment Station)
The effect of inoculative releases of an Australian Ladybird Cryptolaemus montrouzieri Mulsant and an Indian Ladybird, Scymnus coccivora Aiyar, recently introduced into Trinidad from India was studied. It was observed that the beetles have shown potential for establishment and are breeding well in Arouca, Tacarigua, Bamboo No.1, El Dorado and Tunapuna.
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