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Taxonomic position |
Coleoptera: Coccinellidae |
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Year of introduction |
1926, 1930 | |
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Sources |
Australia via South Africa and via California, USA (1926); via Egypt (1930) | |
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Target pest |
Cottony cushion scale, Icerya purchasi Maskell | |
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Host plant(s) |
Polyphagous pest on several crops, including citrus, wattle and other Acacia spp. |
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Present status |
Provided complete economic control. Present status not known as R. cardinalis has not been sighted or collected in the field for a long time. |
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References 1. Ramachandra Rao, Y. and Cherian, M.C. 1944. The fluted scale, Icerya purchasi Mask., as a pest of wattle in South India and its control by the biological method. Madras Agricultural Journal, 32(3-2): 1-20. 2. Subramanyam, V.K. 1955. Control of the fluted scale in Peninsular India. Indian Journal of Entomology, 11(1): 61-70. |
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