01359naa a2200229 a 450000100080000000500110000800800410001910000220006024501200008226000090020252006200021165000180083165000120084965000240086165300180088565300180090365300130092170000230093470000200095770000220097777301300099919251862023-01-16       2002    bl uuuu     u00u1 u    #d1 aALMEIDA, R. P. de  aLife history of Pentilia sp. and Coccidophilus citricola (ColeopterabCoccinellidae) on the cactaceae scale insect.  c2002  aCactaceas have been used as forage plants in the Northeast region of Brazil. The most importante species used as food sources are opuntia fícus-indica and nopalea cochenillifera. Despite their adaptationto the semiarid área with few soil and climatic requirements, they have suffered severe damages by the unique inset pest Diaspis echinocacti. The use of coccinellids has been pointed out as the ost suitable way of controlling this cactaceae scale insect. However, the lack of basic information has limited their use in biological control programs. Here the biology of pentilia sp and coccidophilus was studied.  aCoccinellidae  aInsecta  aDiaspis Echinocacti  aCoccidophilus  aForage plants  aPentilia1 aVEIGA, A. F. S. L.1 aGOMES, D. N. D.1 aBATISTA, L. H. L.  tSection Experimental and Applied Entomology of the Netherlands Entomological Society (NEV), Amsterdamgv. 13, p. 69-72, 2002.