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Pests > Pest Management > Biological control > Coccinellids, cypress aphid, Ethiopia
January 2005. A ladybird found feeding voraciously on the cypress aphid, Cinara cupressivora, a very destructive insect in Ethiopia.
It was suggested that is was Coccinella transversalis, but this was disputed and a photo of that insect was presented (bottom, right). Other suggestions were Hippodamia variegata (Adonia variegata) or a Harmonia sp.
