Hattingh, V., & Samways, M.J. 1993 Evaluation of artificial diets and two species of natural prey as laboratory food for Chilocorus spp.. Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata 69(1): 13-20.

Notes: Abstract: Promising diets were screened and the most successful modified with additives used in artificial diets for other entomophagous insects; two suitable diets were obtained, one for adults and one of larvae of Chilocorus nigritus; they were still inferior to natural prey and not adequate as the sole food source for rearing consecutive generations, but useful as substitute food in the insectary during shortages of natural prey; oleander scale, Aspidiotus nerii and Asterolecanium miliaris were evaluated and considered suitable as natural prey for C. nigritus, C. bipustulatus and C. infernalis. Keywords: biological control.