Some Ecological Studies on the Twice-Stabbed Lady Beetle Chilocorus Stigma (Say)1
- 1 November 1955
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in Annals of the Entomological Society of America
- Vol. 48 (6) , 493-498
- https://doi.org/10.1093/aesa/48.6.493
Abstract
The most common large lady beetle associated with citrus in Florida is Chilocorus stigma (Say), the twice-stabbed lady beetle (Watson, 1918). Although the species is an omnivorous feeder, large populations are more frequently found in groves infested with Florida red scale, Chrysomphalus aonidum (L.). Such occurrence indicates that the beetle may be an important factor in minimizing damage by this scale, which is of major importance on citrus in the state.Keywords
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