Biocontrol Science and Technology (2015) 25, 207-222

Maryam Bozorg-Amirkalaee, Seyed Ali Asghar Fathi, Ali Golizadeh and Seyed Esmaeil Mahdavian (2015)
Performance of Cryptolaemus montrouzieri feeding on Pulvinaria aurantii ovisacs on citrus plants
Biocontrol Science and Technology 25 (2), 207-222
Abstract: We studied the performance of the coccinellid Cryptolaemus montrouzieri on citrus plant species infested with orange pulvinaria scale, Pulvinaria aurantii, under controlled conditions in the laboratory. The experimental host plants were blood orange, grapefruit, lemon, pummelo and kumquat. All life history parameters indicated best performance of C. montrouzieri, when reared on P. aurantii ovisacs on the leaves of grapefruit. Pummelo, blood orange, lemon or kumquat were less suitable.
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Database assignments for author(s): Maryam Bozorg-Amirkalaee, Ali Golizadeh

Research topic(s) for pests/diseases/weeds:
biocontrol - natural enemies
Research topic(s) for beneficials or antagonists:
general biology - morphology - evolution

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Pest and/or beneficial records:

Beneficial	Pest/Disease/Weed	Crop/Product	Country	Quarant.
	Pulvinaria aurantii	Citrus (genus)
Cryptolaemus montrouzieri (predator)	Pulvinaria aurantii	Citrus (genus)