Graora, D., & Radonjic, S. 2016 Bionomy of the laurel scale Aonidia lauri (Bouche) (Hemiptera: Diaspididae) in Podgorica, Montenegro. Pesticides and Phytomedicine 31(1-2):69-75
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Notes: This study of the biology of Aonidia lauri on Laurus nobilis was carried out at three locations in Podgorica (’Stara Varoš’, ’Centar’ and ’Preko Morače’), Montenegro, in 2010 and 2011. A. lauri developed three generations annually overwintered on laurel leaves and branches as the second-instar nymph-larval stage. An extended period of larval development ensures a continuous presence of all development stages on plants, which leads to overlapping of generations. Sporadic predatory ladybirds, Chilocorus bipustulatus (L.) (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae), whose larvae and adults feed on scales, were detected inside A. lauri colonies.
