Al-Jbouri, M.A., & Hermize, F.B. 2025 The efficiency of predatory beetle Cybocephalus rufifrons Reitt. (Coleoptera: Cybocephalidae) on date palm scale Parlatoria blanchardi (Targioni-Tozzetti) (Hemiptera: Diaspididae). Sarhad Journal of Agriculture 41(2): 875-880

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biological control

natural enemies

Notes: Predatory efficacy of different life stages and different larval instars of C. rufifrons were evaluated by feeding them on the nymphs of P. blanchardi. Results revealed that predatory efficiency of the beetle increased along with the age of its larval instars. https://dx.doi.org/10.17582/journal.sja/2025/41.2.875.880

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