Barahona, C.F.S., Threlkeld, B.S., Avery, P.B., Francis, A., & Cave, R.D. 2018 Compatibility and efficacy of the lady beetle Thalassa montezumae and the entomopathogenic fungus Isaria fumosorosea for biological control of the green croton scale: laboratory and greenhouse investigations. Arthropod-Plant Interactions 12: 715–723

Keywords:

  • biological control
  • entomopathogenic fungi
  • natural enemies
  • Notes: The lady beetle Thalassa montezumae and the entomopathogenic fungus Isaria fumosorosea (Ifr) were assessed alone and in combination to suppress green croton scale, Phalacrococcus howertoni, populations on croton plants using laboratory bioassays and greenhouse cage studies.