S U S T A I N A B L E P E S T M A N A G E M E N T Ladybeetles of Hawai‘i

Ash-Grey Ladybeetle Black Chilocorus Common Spotted Ladybeetle (Olla v. nigrum) (Chilocorus nigritus) ( conformis)

Eats primarily Eats primarily psyllids, occasionally Eats armored psyllids, scale, some soft scale occasionally aphids Host plant: Papaya

6.0 mm

Metallic Blue Ladybeetle Three-Striped Ladybeetle Twenty-Spotted Ladybeetle (Curinus coeruleus) (Brumoides suturalis) (Psyllobora viginti taedata)

Eats aphids, whitefly, Eats scale, aphids, Eats powdery psyllids, scale, mealy- psyllids, mealybugs, mildew bugs, mites whitefly Host plants: Host plants: Host plant: zucchini, sunn hemp, cilantro, cosmos, Koa haole papaya crimson clover 5.5 mm 1.5 mm

Variable Ladybeetle Variable Ladybeetle Yellow-Shouldered Ladybeetle ( inaequalis) (Coelophora inaequalis) (Apolinus lividigaster)

Eats aphids, Eats aphids, including Eats aphids, including milkweed including milkweed aphid Host plants: milkweed aphid Host plant: buckwheat, cilantro, Host plants: crown Crimson clover cosmos, crimson clover flower, cosmos 4.5 mm 4.5 mm 3.0 mm

Globe-Marked Ladybeetle Minute Two-Spotted Ladybeetle Scymnus sp. (Azya orbigera) (Diomus notescens)

4.0 mm 1.5 mm Eats soft scale, occasionally aphids Eats aphids, mealybugs, some Eats aphids caterpillar eggs and mealybugs Host plants: Buckwheat, marigold, Host plants: Buckwheat, fennel, Host plant: A‘ali‘i (Dodonaea viscosa) fennel, cosmos, crimson clover cosmos, crimson clover

Seven-Spotted Ladybeetle Ten-Spotted Ladybeetle Stethorus sp. (Coccinella septempunctata) (Bothrocalvia pupillata)

7.5 mm 1.0 mm 4.0 mm Eats aphids, thrips, whitefly, psyllids, Eats mites Eats aphids, whitefly, psyllids, thrips leafhoppers, moths, Host plants: tea plants, papaya Host plant: Mamaki Host plants: Cilantro, fennel, dill

Number in small box indicates actual size of adult .

Poster produced by: Jane Tavares, Koon-Hui Wang and Jari Sugano Acknowledgments: This project is partially funded by CTAHR Hatch Project # HAW09022-H. Photo Credits: Jane Tavares and Koon-Hui Wang

For more information about these ladybeetles in Hawai‘i, please see Nishida, G.M. 2002. Hawaiian Terrestrial Checklist. 4th edition. Bishop Museum, Honolulu, HI.