Increased research on predaceous coccinellids and their use in
the biological control of pests is at least partly due to the harmful
side effects of pesticides (Michaud, 2012). The use of chemical pesticides
in pistachio orchards over the last six decades has proved to
be unsuccessful in controlling CPP, and efforts are now directed at
developing an IPM program for pistachio pests (Mehrnejad, 2010).
However, a thorough knowledge of the natural enemies is necessary
for devising any integrated pest management program. As
the ability of A. bipunctata to complete development and reproduce