Chilocorus kuwanae Silvestri

 

Taxonomic position

Coleoptera: Coccinellidae

Year of introduction

1959

Source

Japan via Trinidad

Target pest

San Jose scale, Diaspidiotus perniciosus (Comstock)

Host plants

Deciduous fruits

Present status

Not established

References

1. Rao, V.P., Ghani, AM., Sankaran, T. and Mathur, K.C. 1971. A review of the biological control of insects and other pests in South East Asia and the Pacific region. Commonwealth Institute of Biological  Control Technical Communication (6), 149 p., CAB, Slough, UK.

2. Sankaran, T. 1974. Natural enemies introduced in recent years for biological control of agricultural pests in India. Indian Journal of Agricultural Sciences, 44 (7): 425-433.