Lima, I.M. de M. 1996 Records of Coccinellidae (Coleoptera) species preying on coconut pests in the state of Alagoas, northeastern region of Brazil Olla v-nigrum (Mulsant, 1866) and Cycloneda sanguinea sanguinea (L. 1763) on Cerataphis sp. (Homoptera, Aphididae) and ... Proceedings. XX International Congress of Entomology: held in Firenze, Italy, August 25-31, 1996. 820 pp.

Notes: [Poster.] [title continues ... Chilocorus nigrita (Fabricius, 1798) on Aspidiotus destructor (Signoret, 1869) (Homoptera, Diaspididae).] [Poster.] C. nigrita (Chilocorinae, Chilocorini), an oriental Coccinellidae used as an introduced biocontrol agent of Diaspididae species in many regions of the world, was found preying on A. destructor a serious pest on young coconut palms. The improvement of its efficiency in the field could be attained by releasing adults from mass rearings using Diaspis echinocacti (Bouche, 1833) (Diaspidinae, Aspidiotini) growing on Cactaceae species.