the pink hibiscus mealybug maconellicoccus hirsutus (green) (hemiptera: pseudococcidae) is a serious economic pest in tropical and subtropical regions and causes damage to many agricultural, forestry and greenhouse crops. in order to identify the natural enemies of this pest, bi-weekly samplings were done in infested areas of ahvaz, located at southwest iran during 2011-2012. samples were also ...

Scymnus incisus H. Lindberg, 1931 resurrected name is a valid species, not a synonym of Nephus (Nephus) peyerimhoffi (Sicard, 1923). Nephus quadrimaculatus bucciarellii Canepari & Tedeschi, 1977 is removed from synonymy with N. (N.) ulbrichi Fürsch, 1977 and synonymized with N. (N.) schatzmayri Canepari & Tedeschi, 1977 syn. nov. Hyperaspis inexpectata Günther, 1959 resurrected name is a valid ...

Plans for an agro-ecological system agricultural production must consider vegetal diversification in properties because, among other advantages, it can help the biological control of pests when focuses on such end. Predator ladybeetles (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae) be found different environments; they play important role control. The aims present study were to feature ladybeetle populations thro...

El ácido carmínico es una sustancia que probablemente funciona como protección ante la depredación. Su concentración difiere entre Dactylopius coccus y D. opuntiae. Entonces, planteamos hipótesis de un depredador específico, el coccinélido Hyperaspis trifurcata, tendría preferencia alimentaria por especie con menor carmínico. Para comprobar esta se realizaron pruebas elección ambas especies en ...

the majority members of the family coccinellidae are predators, so they have received considerable research attention because of their potential to act as biocontrol agents. the coccinellids complex of pistachio trees was monitored at both cultivated and wild pistachio plantations in shahr-e babak (kerman, iran) during 2009 - 2010. sampling was carried out randomly in the cultivated pistachio p...