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Coleoptera
Mealybug-eating ladybird
Rodolia cardinalis
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Order
Coleoptera
Family
Coccinellidae
Genus
Rodolia
Species
cardinalis
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Zaragoza
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December 2009
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A synonym is Novius cardinalis
This australian species was introduced everywhere as biological control of the australian pest Icerya purchasi, that also is found in all the world. This is the major predator of this mealybug.
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Zaragoza
This australian species was introduced everywhere as biological control of the australian pest Icerya purchasi, that also is found in all the world. This is the major predator of this mealybug.