Predatory beetle, Delphastus catalinae for Sweet Potato whitefly control Rove Beetle Cowpea/ Black-eyed pea/ Blackeye bean

Cowpea/ Black-eyed pea/ Blackeye bean

they can munch on different stages hosts including eggs and larvae of whiteflies and immature thrips

Ntomologia Experimentalis et Applicata 149: 219-228

Aphidius matricariae and Aphidius ervi wasps find an appropriate size aphid

Scapteriscus spp

Predatory beetle, Delphastus catalinae for Sweet Potato whitefly control Rove Beetle Cowpea/ Black-eyed pea/ Blackeye beanWhitefly predator, Delphastus catalinae are tiny about 1. 15 inch long lady bird beetles that belong to the family Coccinellidae. Both the larvae and adults are predatory in nature. Adults of these beetles can fly from plant to plant but larvae move slowly on the leaves. These predatory beetles are hemispherical in size and dark brown to black in color. Adult females generally lay very small eggs (about 0. 2 mm) among whitefly eggs. Each female lays