Notes on the Lanzones muscle scale predator, Chilocorus nigrita

Issue Date

10-2011

Abstract

Chilocorus nigrita was observed and recorded in the Philippines as muscle scale predator. Its biology and predatory efficiency was observed under laboratory condition. The said predator was observed to be an efficient biological control agent for lanzones muscle scale which was reportedly a very serious insect pest of lanzones in Mindanao. Mass rearing technique for the Chilocorus nigrita was also developed under laboratory condition at Davao National Crop Research and Development Center of the Bureau of Plant Industry (DNCRDC-BPI). This predator is currently mass-reared and distributed to lanzones farmers with muscle scale infestations in different towns and provinces in the northern and eastern parts of Mindanao.

Source or Periodical Title

Philippine Entomologist

ISSN

0048-3753

Volume

25

Issue

2

Page

213

Document Type

Article

Frequency

semi-annually

Language

English

En – AGROVOC descriptors

CHILOCORUS; LANSIUM DOMESTICUM; PREDATORS; BIOLOGICAL CONTROL AGENTS; MASS REARING

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