Record of coccinellid predators associated with solenopsis mealybug, Phenacoccus solenopsis Tinsley (Hemiptera: Pseudococcidae) from Haryana.

摘要

Surveys on coccinellid predators associated with solenopsis mealybug, Phenacoccus solenopsis Tinsley, infesting cotton and other host plants in and around Hisar, Haryana revealed that six species of coccinellids i.e. Scymnus coccivora Ayyar, Nephus regularis Sicard, Brumoides suturalis Fabricius, Hippodamia variegata Goeze, Cheilomenes sexmaculata Fabricius and Coccinella septempunctata L. were associated with P. solenopsis.