Red Chilocorus
Chilocorus circumdatus
Armoured Scale Predators

Target Pests

White louse scale, oleander scale,
oriental scale and red scale.

Description

How to use

Release rates

Rich orange colour, about 5 mm long and helmet shaped with fine black margin around the base of the wing covers.

Supplied in punnets each containing 30 beetles. Beetles are carefully tapped onto foliage near pest infestations.

Orchard crops: 20 to 50 punnets per hectare.

Protected crops: One punnet per 50 square meters

Suppliers

• Bugs for Bugs

Other biocontrol agents commonly used with Chilocorus:

• Aphytis
• Cryptolaemus

Detailed descriptions and instructions for use are provided in

The Good Bug Book - Second Edition Available from good bug suppliers

Or view or download a PDF file of the Book entry for Chilocorus.