Simsek, B., Karaca, I., & Kayahan, A. 2016 Determination of Developmental and Life Table Parameters of Rhyzobius lophanthae Blaisdll (Coleoptea Coccinellidae) on Three Armored Scale Insects (Hemiptera Diaspididae). Redia XCIX, 2016: 219-223

Keywords:

  • life history
  • natural enemies
  • Notes: Scale insects are the most damaging pests of citrus production in Turkey. Rhyzobius lophanthae Blaisdell (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae), a polyphagous coccinellid, is one of the most important predators of these pests. In this study, the life tables of R. lophanthae on three different armored scale insects, Aonidiella aurantiii (Maskell), Aspidiotus nerii Bouché, Chrysomphalus dictiyospermi Morgan) (Hemiptera: Diaspididae), were produced.