Rhyzobius forestieri is a species of lady beetle in the family Coccinellidae. It is found in Australia, North America, Oceania, and Europe.[1][2][3] The species is thought to be originally from Australia and recently introduced to parts of Europe in the 1980s as a biological control agent to control the Olive Scale pest (Saissetia oleae).[4]
References
- ^ "Rhyzobius forestieri Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
- ^ "Rhyzobius forestieri". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
- ^ "Rhyzobius forestieri species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
- ^ "Rhyzobius forestieri (Mulsant, 1853) (Coccinellidae), an Australian ladybird new to Britain, from the Wildlife Garden of the Natural History Museum, London" (PDF).
Further reading
- Pope, R. D. (1981). "Rhyzobius ventralis (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae), its constituent species, and their taxonomy and historical roles in biological control". Bulletin of Entomological Research. 71 (1): 19–31. doi:10.1017/S0007485300050999.
- Lobl, I.; Smetana, A., eds. (2007). Catalogue of Palaearctic Coleoptera, Volume 4: Elateroidea - Derodontoidea - Bostrichoidea - Lymexyloidea - Cleroidea - Cucujoidea. Apollo Books. ISBN 978-8788757675.
