Common name
Cardinal Ladybird
Informal group
Insects
Territories
First record
1896
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Socio-economic impacts
Biocontrol agent. (St Helena Invertebrate Forum (2024) St Helena Species Spreadsheet v12.5. Dataset.);
Other notes
Biocontrol for Icerya purchasi, introduced in 1896 and again in 1898. Name changed from Rodolia in 2020 as per Pang, H., Tang, X.-F., Booth, R.G., Vandenberg, N., Forrester, J., Mchugh, J., & ?lipi?ski, A. (2020)
Pathway detail
Biocontrol agent. (St Helena Invertebrate Forum (2024) St Helena Species Spreadsheet v12.5. Dataset.);
References
Key, R., Fowler, L., Pryce, D., Wilkins, V., Key, R. (2021). Terrestrial & Freshwater Invertebrates of St Helena. Pisces Publications, Newbury; St Helena Invertebrate Forum (2024) St Helena Species Spreadsheet v12.5. Dataset.;