The Australian ladybird beetle Cryptolaemus montrouzieri Mulsant, the panacea for the hibiscus mealybug Maconellicoccus hirsutus (Green): a case study
1996
De Chi, Wayne | Gautam, R.D. | Maraj, Champa (Ministry of Agriculture, Land and Marine Resources, Centeno (Trinidad and Tobago). Central Experiment Station)
Discusses the presence of the hibiscus mealybug Maconellicoccus hirsutus (Green) in Trinidad and the shift in management strategies as regards the control of this pest. Reports on the damage caused by infestation and the exceptional results forthcoming from the biological control method using the ladybird beetles, the natural predators of this pest.
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