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Productname: CNL |
Chilocorus nigritus |
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Hard-Scales |
| Origin | : | Afrotropical |
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| Chilocorus nigritus is a ladybird of about 4 mm. They are shiny black, with a brown head hidden under the shield. The larva is grey-yellow with black spines. |
| Biology |
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| C. nigritus predates on all kinds of hard-scales. An adult can live for several months and lay up to 300 eggs. The developmental time is about 5 weeks. |
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| Chilocorus can be used as adults or larvae. They require a humidity of 60% or more and temperature of at least 20 °C. The introduction has to be done carefully by hanging the blister near the scales, because they easely fly away. |
| The use of CNL can be combined with that of : ECS,LLL,CCL,KSS,DSS,NQL |
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| Chrysomphalus aonidum scale |
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| Chilocorus nigritus eats scale |
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| Larva of C. nigritus |