Rodolia cardinalis (Vedalia Beetle or Cardinal Ladybird)
The native Australian insect that famously demonstrated the potential of 'classical' biological control of insect pests, when stocks were released in California in 1888-89 in a bid to control an outbreak of Cottony cushion scale. https://biocontrol.entomology.cornell.edu/predators/Rodolia.php
Rodolia cardinalis is listed in the following regions:
Canberra & Southern Tablelands | South Coast
Species information
- Rodolia cardinalis Scientific name
- Vedalia Beetle or Cardinal Ladybird Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 610.4m Recorded at altitude
- Machine learning
- External link More information
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Synonyms
Vedalia cardinalis
