Rodolia cardinalis (Vedalia Beetle or Cardinal Ladybird)

The native Australian insect that famously demonstrated the potential of 'classical' biological control of insect pests, when stocks were released in California in 1888-89 in a bid to control an outbreak of Cottony cushion scale. https://biocontrol.entomology.cornell.edu/predators/Rodolia.php

Rodolia cardinalis is listed in the following regions:

Canberra & Southern Tablelands | South Coast

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Species information

Rodolia cardinalis Scientific name
Vedalia Beetle or Cardinal Ladybird Common name
Not Sensitive
Local native
Non-invasive or negligible
Up to 795m Recorded at altitude
Machine learning
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Synonyms
Vedalia cardinalis

Location information

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