Scymnus saciformis explained

Scymnus (Pullus) saciformis, is a species of lady beetle found in India, and Sri Lanka.^[1]

Biology

It is a predator of several aphids, mealybugs and whiteflies such as Aleurodicus dispersus and Aleurodicus rugioperculatus.^{[2] [3]}

Notes and References

1. Web site: Systematics of the tribes scymnini and stethorini (coleoptera: coccinellidae) from South India . 2021-09-19 . krishikosh.
2. Spiralling whitefly, Aleurodicus dispersus, in India . 2021-09-19 . BiocontrolNews and Information . 2002 . 23 . 2 . 55N–62N.
3. Mani . M. . Krishnamoorthy . A. . December 2002 . Classical Biological Control of the Spiralling whitefly, Aleurodicus dispersus Russell—An Appraisal . 2021-09-19 . International Journal of Tropical Insect Science . 22 . 4 . 263–273 . en . 10.1017/S1742758400020889. 84089440 .