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- Evaluation of Scymnus nubilus (Coleoptera : Coccinellidae) as a biological control agent against Aphis spiraecola and Cinara juniperi (Hemiptera: Aphididae)Publication . Rosagro, Roberto Meseguer; Borges, Isabel; Vieira, Virgilio; Solé, Gemma Pons; Soares, António O.Aphids are a major insect pest of forestry systems. In this study, we evaluate the potential of the ladybeetle Scymnus nubilus Mulsant (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae) as a biological control agent against Aphis spiraecola Patch and Cinara juniperi (De Geer) (Hemiptera: Aphididae) infesting Azorean endemic plants reared in forestry nurseries.