Gautam, R.D., Navarajan Paul, A.V., & Srivastava, K.P. 1988 Preliminary studies on Cryptolaemus montrouzieri Muls. against the white-tailed mealybug Ferrisia virgata (Cockerell) infesting tobacco plants.. Journal of Biological Control 2(1): 12-13.

Notes: On an average 2-3 grubs and adults of the coccinellid predator, Cryptolaemus montrouzieri Muls. per tobacco plant controlled the mealybug, Ferrisia virgata (Cockerell) successfully under glasshouse conditions in a period of a month. The population of vectors viz. aphid, Myzus persica (Sulz.) and white fly Bemisia tabaci (Gennadius) remained undisturbed on the same plants infested with F. virgata probably due to the host-specific nature of the predator.