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Rodolia

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Family
  
Coccinellidae

Tribe
  
Noviini

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Beetle

Class
  
Insecta

Subfamily
  
Coccidulinae

Scientific name
  
Rodolia

Rank
  
Genus

Rodolia Applied Biological Control Research Biocontrol of Icerya with

Similar
  
Rodolia cardinalis, Beetle, Icerya purchasi, Icerya, Cryptolaemus

Rodolia cardinalis y su larva depredando a la cochinilla icerya purchasi


Rodolia is a genus of ladybird beetles belonging to the family Coccinellidae.

Contents

Selected species

This genus include about 50 species:

  • Rodolia amabilis
  • Rodolia cardinalis
  • Rodolia fumida
  • Rodolia koebelei
  • Description

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    Rodolia species have a semispherical body, covered with dense, short hairs. They are reddish-purple, with or without black spots.

    Rodolia species regularly feed on aphids and small mites, which makes them good as biological control agents.

    Rodolia Lady Beetle Rodolia cardinalis

    The most famous species is Rodolia cardinalis, introduced for purposes of biological control in all tropical and subtropical regions of the world and become so cosmopolitan. Other species have been introduced in more restricted areas (Micronesia) always for the biological control of insects.

    Distribution

    Rodolia Vedalia Beetle Rodolia cardinalis

    These species are worldwide widespread. They are mostly native to tropical and subtropical regions of Asia (China, Taiwan, Pakistan, India, Indochina, Indonesia) and Oceania (Australia, New Guinea), associated with scale insects.

    References

    Rodolia Wikipedia


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