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First Taxonomic Note on Rodolia ruficollis Mulsant (Noviini: Coccinellidae) and its Predatory Role against Scale Insect Pest, Icerya aegyptiaca (Dgl.) from Sindh, Pakistan

First Taxonomic Note on Rodolia ruficollis Mulsant (Noviini: Coccinellidae) and its Predatory Role against Scale Insect Pest, Icerya aegyptiaca (Dgl.) from Sindh, Pakistan

Muhammad Ali1*, Rukhsana Perveen2, Khalil Ahmed3, Ghulam Raza1, Muhammad Akbar1, Maisoor Ahmed Nafees3 and Muhammad Ayub4

1Department of Biological Science, University of Baltistan, Skardu, Pakistan 
2Department of Zoology, University of Karachi, Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan
3Department of Animal Sciences, Karakoram International University, Gilgit, Pakistan
4PARC, Skardu, Pakistan
 
* Corresponding author: muhammad.ali@uobs.edu.pk

Fig. 1.

Rodolia ruficolis Mulsant: A, Adult; B, Tegmen; C, Sipho; D, Genital plates; E, Spermatheca.

Fig. 2.

Population abundance of I. aegyptiaca on date palm.

Fig. 3.

Feeding potential of  4th instar larvae and adults of R. ruficollis on I. aegyptiaca on date palm fruit tree in the laboratory and under field conditions.

Pakistan Journal of Zoology

October

Pakistan J. Zool., Vol. 56, Iss. 5, pp. 2001-2500

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