The total number of eggs, incubation period, developmental period, and adult longevity of Scymnus interruptus was studied in three experiments, in which S. interruptus, the hibiscus mealybug Maconellicoccus hirsutus (Green), and S. interruptus M. hirsutus were singly use...
interruptus regardless of the type of prey consumed. Some biological parameters of S. interruptus were lower when they were exclusively fed A. spiraecola; as opposed to when only fed A. gossypii. These differences were not found with S. subvillosus. When a mixed diet of both aphids was ...