Biological Control of Mealybugs Infesting Commercial Greenhouse Gardenias

1 February 1951

journal article
research article
Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in Journal of Economic Entomology

Vol. 44 (1) , 37-40
https://doi.org/10.1093/jee/44.1.37

Abstract

An infestation of Pseudococcus citri was reduced to a low level by introducing its effective natural enemies, Exochomus flavipes, Anagyrus kivuensis and Chrysopa californica. The method was practical if used in conjunction with an acaricide which is innocuous to beneficial insects. Under these conditions, biological control of Saissetia hemisphaerica also occurred as a result of the activities of Metaphycus helvolus and Encyrtus infelix.

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