- (common
names vedalia beetle or
cardinal ladybird) is a
species of
ladybird beetle native to Australia. It was
formerly placed in the
genus Vedalia, then renamed...
- been
introduced to
areas outside their native range; the
first being the
vedalia beetle,
Novius cardinalis. The
larva of the
species was
introduced to California...
- back with him
specimens of an
Australian ladybird,
Novius cardinalis (the
Vedalia beetle), and
within a
decade the pest was controlled. This was one of the...
- of the
first major successes of
biological control.
Importations of the
vedalia ladybird (Novius cardinalis) in 1888–1889 by C. V. Riley,
later head of...
-
control the
invasive cabbage white butterfly,
Pieris rapae. In 1888–1889 the
vedalia beetle,
Novius cardinalis, a lady beetle, was
introduced from Australia...
- the
vedalia ladybird in the late 19th century. However, crop
spraying with DDT and
organophosphate insecticides in the 1950s,
resulted in high
vedalia mortality...
-
effective measure in the
second half of the 19th century,
starting with the
vedalia beetle against cottony cushion scale. All
these methods have been refined...
- 1931
Novius capucinus (Fürsch, 1975)
Novius cardinalis (Mulsant, 1850) –
Vedalia beetle Novius chapaensis (Hoang, 1980)
Novius cinctipennis (Weise, 1912)...
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zimmermani Green 1932. Sorensen, W. Conner; Smith,
Edward H. (2019). "
Vedalia the "Wonder Beetle" and
Biological Control".
Charles Valentine Riley: Founder...
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Albert Koebele of the
United States Department of
Agriculture collect vedalia "ladybird"
beetles (Rodolia cardinalis), a
predator of
cottony cushion...
