Biology:Axinoscymnus puttarudriahi
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| Axinoscymnus puttarudriahi Kapur and Munshi, 1965
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Axinoscymnus puttarudriahi, is a species of lady beetle native to India and Sri Lanka.[citation needed]
Description
Body length is about 1 to 2 mm. Body brownish. Elytra hairy with black patches.[1]
Biology
Adult lady beetles can be used to control the whitefly species Aleurothrixus trachoides that infesting Capsicum annuum.[citation needed] It is also a major predator of Aleurodicus dispersus that attack banana plantations, guava and Bemisia tabaci on chillie and star gooseberry.[2][3] Adults usually feed on the eggs of the whitefly.[4][5] In Sri Lanka, it is known to feed on two major pests, Aphis gossypii and Myzus persicae.[1]
The peak abundance of the beetle has observed in the months of September to October.[citation needed]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Predatory Coccinellids (Coleoptera: Cocinellidae) of vegetable insect pests: a survey in mid country of Sri Lanka". Tropical Agricultural Research 19: 69–77. 2007. http://www.pgia.pdn.ac.lk/files/Annual_congress/journel/v19/9_Predatory_Coccinellids.pdf. Retrieved 2021-09-08.
- ↑ Mani, M.; Krishnamoorthy, A. (December 2002). "Classical Biological Control of the Spiralling whitefly, Aleurodicus dispersus Russell—An Appraisal" (in en). International Journal of Tropical Insect Science 22 (4): 263–273. doi:10.1017/S1742758400020889. https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/international-journal-of-tropical-insect-science/article/abs/classical-biological-control-of-the-spiralling-whitefly-aleurodicus-dispersus-russellan-appraisal/CE4F2F2220D22096E128D3219AA6996A. Retrieved 2021-09-08.
- ↑ "New Record of Axinoscymnus nigripennis (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae) from Amami-Ôshima, with Description of the Larva". Japanese Journal of Systematic Entomology 26 (1): 62–64. June 30, 2020. https://www.researchgate.net/publication/342716221. Retrieved 2021-09-08.
- ↑ "Spiralling whitefly, Aleurodicus dispersus, in India". BiocontrolNews and Information 23 (2): 55N–62N. 2002. http://www.cabweb.org/PDF/BNI/Control/BNIra62.pdf. Retrieved 2021-09-08.
- ↑ "Life history and control of 'spiralling' white fly Aleurodicus dispersus (Homoptera: Aleyrodidae): fast spreading pest in Sri Lanka". https://www.cabdirect.org/?target=%2fcabdirect%2fabstract%2f19921160972.
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