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Scymnus coniferarum

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Scymnus coniferarum
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Coccinellidae
Genus: Scymnus
Species:
S. coniferarum
Binomial name
Scymnus coniferarum
Abbot & Smith, 1797

Scymnus coniferarum, the conifer lady beetle, is a species of dusky lady beetle in the family Coccinellidae. It is found in western North America.[1][2][3]

S. coniferarum is being evaluated as a potential biological control for the Hemlock woolly adelgid infestation of the eastern hemlock on the east coast.[4]

References

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  1. ^ "Scymnus coniferarum Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-23.
  2. ^ "Scymnus coniferarum". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-09-23.
  3. ^ "Scymnus coniferarum: Predator of Hemlock Adelgids in Western North America". US Forest Service - Northern Research Station. Retrieved 10 December 2019.

Further reading

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  • Lobl, I.; Smetana, A., eds. (2007). Catalogue of Palaearctic Coleoptera, Volume 4: Elateroidea - Derodontoidea - Bostrichoidea - Lymexyloidea - Cleroidea - Cucujoidea. Apollo Books. ISBN 978-8788757675.