Psyllobora vigintimaculata – Twenty-Spotted Lady Beetle

Psyllobora vigintimaculata, the twenty-spotted lady beetle, is a species of lady beetle in the family Coccinellidae found in North America. A very interesting characteristic of this beetle is that it feeds on fungus mildew on leaf surface, namely powdery mildew (PM). Little is known about this beetles capabilities for controlling PM. One study demonstrated the […]