Khan, H.A.A., Sayyed, A.H., Akram, W., Raza, S., & Ali, M. 2012 Predatory potential of Chrysoperla carnea and Cryptolaemus montrouzieri larvae on different stages of the mealybug, Phenacoccus solenopsis: A threat to cotton in South Asia. Journal of Insect Science 12: 147

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biological control

economic importance

Notes: The present study investigated the predatory potential of C. carnea and C. montrouzieri against P. solenopsis in the laboratory using choice and no-choice feeding tests. The potential of competition or interference between the two predators was also explored. http://www.insectscience.org/12.147

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