Ruais, D.R., Ganjisaffar, F., & Perring, T.M. 2021 Pre-oviposition Period and Immature Development of Maconellicoccus hirsutus (Hemiptera: Pseudococcidae) on Cucurbita moschata ‘Black Futsu’ Squash. Environmental Entomology 50(6): 1432–1437

Keywords:

  • biological control
  • ecology
  • nymph
  • Notes: Because host plant species influences developmental rates of M. hirsutus, understanding the life history of this specific host plant has implications for the mass rearing protocols of its natural enemy, Anagyrus callidus Triapitsyn, Andreason and Perring, currently being released in California, United States.