Laboratory Rearing ofLaricobius nigrinus(Coleoptera: Derodontidae): A Predator of the Hemlock Woolly Adelgid (Hemiptera: Adelgidae) | Zendy

Scott M. Salom | Zendy; Loke T. Kok | Zendy; Ashley Lamb | Zendy; Carrie S. Jubb | Zendy

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Laboratory Rearing ofLaricobius nigrinus(Coleoptera: Derodontidae): A Predator of the Hemlock Woolly Adelgid (Hemiptera: Adelgidae)

Author(s) -

Scott M. Salom,

Loke T. Kok,

Ashley Lamb,

Carrie S. Jubb

Publication year - 2012

Publication title -

psyche a journal of entomology

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.168

H-Index - 22

eISSN - 1687-7438

pISSN - 0033-2615

DOI - 10.1155/2012/936519

Subject(s) - biology , biological pest control , predator , hemiptera , ecology , tsuga , predation

Coleopteran species are biological control agents of numerous invasive pests. Laricobius nigrinus (Coleoptera: Derodontidae), a predaceous, univoltine species, spends the summer aestivating but is active for the rest of the year. Laricobius nigrinus possesses many essential attributes for effective biological control of the hemlock woolly adelgid (Hemiptera: Adelgidae). The predator must be reared in large numbers for field releases. We describe some of the studies that led to the successful procedures currently used for mass rearing L. nigrinus

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