Intraguild predation behaviour of ladybirds in semi-field experiments explains invasion success of Harmonia axyridis. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2012 Harmonia axyridis has been introduced as a biological control agent in Europe and the USA. Since its introduction, it has established and spread, and it is now regarded as an invasive alien species.
C Lidwien Raak-van den Berg +2 more
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INTEGRATION BETWEEN INSECT GROWTH INHIBITORS, TRIGARD AND Coccinella septempunctata (L.) IN CONTROLLING [PDF]
Mesopotamia Journal of Agriculture, 2007 Results of the integration study between insect growth inhibitors Trigard (Cyromazine 75% W.P.) and ladybird beetle Coccinella septempunctata (L.) in controlling black bean aphid, Aphis fabae (Scopoli), showed that Trigard exhibit a good effect in ...
Nazar M. Al-Mallah
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Abundance of Cereal Aphids (Homoptera: Aphididae) and Their Predators in Spring Wheat-Alfalfa Intercrops Under Different Crop Management Intensities [PDF]
, 2018 Natural infestations of cereal aphids and abundance of their predators were compared from 1990 through 1993 among plots of intercropped spring wheat and alfalfa grown under high, intermediate, or low crop management intensity (CMI).
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Ecological Observations on Predatory Coccinellidae (Coleoptera) in Southwestern Michigan [PDF]
, 2017 Ecological observations on habitat utilization by thirteen species of predatory Coccinellidae were made at a southern Michigan site during 1989 and 1990. Most of species were common during both years and used both agricul- tural and uncultivated habitats.
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European Journal of Entomology, 2003 Like adults, larvae of the myrmecophilous ladybird Coccinella magnifica are rarely attacked by Formica rufa ants on foraging trails, but more often attacked on ant-tended aphid colonies.
John J. SLOGGETT, Michael E.N. MAJERUS
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Decline in Relative Abundance of Hippodamia convergens (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae) in Fall Shoreline Aggregations on Western Lake Superior [PDF]
, 2017 In the 1970s, migratory coccinellid aggregations on western Lake Superior shorelines consisted of over 90% Hippodamia convergens Guérin-Méneville. In 2014, the alien Harmonia axyridis (Pallas) accounted for over 80% of shoreline coccinellid aggregations ...
Lumen, Ryan P, Steffens, Wayne P
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European Journal of Entomology, 2006 During a three year study in rapeseed-mustard crop, the response of two ladybird species, Coccinella septempunctata and Menochilus sexmaculatus was dependent upon density and time of appearance of their prey.
Jogender S. RANA
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\u3ci\u3eHippodamia Variegata\u3c/i\u3e (Goeze) (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae) Detected in Michigan Soybean Fields [PDF]
, 2018 Since its initial detection near Montreal, Canada in 1984, the variegated lady beetle Hippodamia variegata (Goeze) (Coleoptera:Coccinellidae) has spread throughout the northeastern United States.
Gardiner, Mary M, Parsons, Gary L
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An updated checklist of the ladybird beetles (Col., Coccinellidae) of Nepal [PDF]
Journal of Insect Biodiversity and SystematicsThe checklist of ladybird beetles in the coleopteran family Coccinellidae of Nepal includes 219 species belonging to 12 tribes and 55 genera. They are distributed from a wide elevation range from 81 m to 4500 m asl.
Sushila Bajracharya, Prem Budha
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Abundance of Coccinellids and Their Potential Prey in Field-Crop and Grass Habitats in Eastern South Dakota [PDF]
, 2018 A rich fauna of coccinellids occurs in eastern South Dakota, but the abundance of some species has declined in association with the establishment of an exotic lady beetle, Coccinella septempunctata (L.) (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae), in the mid-1980s.
Ellsbury, Michael M +2 more
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