The pink hibiscus mealybug Maconellicoccus hirsutus (Green)(Hemiptera: Pseudococcidae)
is a serious economic pest in tropical and subtropical regions and causes damage to many …

Nephus arcuatus Kapur is an important predator of Nipaecoccus viridis (Newstead), in citrus
orchards of southwestern Iran. This study examined the feeding efficiency of all stages of N …

Although checklists of the Iranian ladybird beetles (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae) have been
made twice in recent years, they have a number of shortcomings. Moreover, since these …

This paper is an attempt to summarize all previous literature of Coccinellidae records from
Iran and their distribution in the world as well as in provinces of Iran. There are 8 …

Abstract Hyperaspis polita Weise (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae) is one of the most important
predators of the cotton mealybug, Phenacoccus solenopsis Tinsley (Sternorrhyncha …

This study examined the feeding habits of Nephus arcuatus Kapur (Coleoptera:
Coccinellidae), an important predator of mealybugs in south-western Iran. The consumption …

The development, reproduction and life table parameters of the predator Nephus arcuatus
Kapur (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae), the most important predator of the spherical mealybug …

The functional response is the most basic form of predator-prey interaction and describes
the relationship between the number of prey attacked and the initial prey density …

The spherical mealybug, Nipaecoccus viridis (Newstead) is one of the major citrus pests
with economic importance in the world which also occurs in southern Iran, including …

The endoparasitic wasp, Aenasius bambawalei Hayat (Hym.: Encyrtidae), is one of the most
effective parasitoids of cotton mealybug, Phenacoccus solenopsis Tinsley (Hem …