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Lebensdauer des räuberischen Marienkäfers Serangium parcesetosum Sicard (Col., Coccinellidae) mit natürlicher und künstlicher Nahrung [PDF]

, 2008
The little known ladybird, Serangium parcesetosum SICARD (Col., Coccinellidae) seems to be an important predator of whiteflies. It has found attacking Bemisia tabaci (GENN.) (Hom., Aleyrodidae) (KAPADIA & PURI 1992), Aleurolobus barodensis MASK (PATEL et
Al-Zyoud, Firas, Blaeser, Peter, Sengonca, Cetin   +2 more
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Light and Electron Microscope Observations of the Male Reproductive Organs of Adult Julodis ehrenbergii Laporte (Coleoptera, Buprestidae)

Microscopy Research and Technique, EarlyView.
This study is about the male reproductive organs of Julodis ehrenbergii. To determine morphological and histological characters was used light and scanning electron microscopy were used. The investigation revealed testes, vasa deferentia, accessory glands, and ductus ejaculatorius structures.
Damla Amutkan Mutlu, Neslihan Bal, Hüseyin Özdikmen, Zekiye Suludere   +3 more
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Performance of a predatory ladybird beetle, Anegleis cardoni (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae) on three aphid species

European Journal of Entomology, 2009
Qualitative and quantitative differences in prey are known to affect the life histories of predators. A laboratory study was used to evaluate the suitability of three aphid prey, Aphis gossypii, Aphis craccivora and Lipaphis erysimi, for the ladybird ...
OMKAR, Gyanendra KUMAR, Jyotsna SAHU
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Additions to the Hyperaspis Chevrolat (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae) fauna of South American, descriptions of nine new species, and recognition of Hyperaspis pectoralis Crotch as a valid species [PDF]

, 2011
Nine new species of Hyperaspis from various South American localities are described, illustrated, and compared with previously described taxa. New taxa are: Hyperaspis luciae, H. corcovado, H. divaricata, H. humboldti, H. mimica, H.
González, F. Guillermo, Gordon, Robert D.   +1 more
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Indirect plant defense may provide economically important pest suppression in sorghum

Pest Management Science, EarlyView.
Laboratory measures of sorghum direct and indirect plant resistance traits aligned with natural enemy recruitment and pest suppression in the field. Abstract BACKGROUND A promising strategy to optimize biological control of insect pests is selecting crop varieties with indirect defense traits.
Emily M. Russavage, Anjel M. Helms, Morgan N. Thompson, Adrianna Szczepaniec, William L. Rooney, David L. Kerns, Micky D. Eubanks   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Impact of the arrival of Harmonia axyridis on adults of Coccinella septempunctata and Coleomegilla maculata (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae)

European Journal of Entomology, 2002
The impact of the arrival of the exotic coccinellid Harmonia axyridis on the biological control and dispersion of apple mites and aphids, and on the vertical distribution of the established coccinellids Coccinella septempunctata and Coleomegilla maculata
Éric LUCAS, Isabelle GAGNÉ, Daniel CODERRE   +2 more
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Novel Prey Record for Scymnus caudalis LeConte and First Records of Four Other Species of Coccinellidae (Coleoptera) in Wisconsin, U.S.A. [PDF]

, 2018
New prey and distribution records are presented for five species of lady beetles (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae). Scymnus (Pullus) caudalis LeConte is recorded for the first time preying on Aphis asclepiadis Fitch (Hemiptera: Aphididae).
Hesler, Louis S., Nixon, Jedidiah
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Biological invasion by the cycad‐specific scale pest Aulacaspis yasumatsui (Diaspididae) into Cycas revoluta (Cycadaceae) populations on Amami‐Oshima and Okinawa‐jima, Japan

Plant Species Biology, EarlyView.
This article details the invasion of cycad aulacaspis scale into the islands of Okinawa‐Jima and Amami‐Oshima. Several recommendations are proposed in this article by members of the IUCN cycad specialist group and experts in the biological control of this scale insect.
Benjamin E. Deloso, José Said Gutiérrez‐Ortega, Jui‐Tse Chang, Yasuko Ito‐Inaba, Anders J. Lindström, L. Irene Terry, John Donaldson, William Tang, Ronald D. Cave, Jorge Antonio Gómez‐Díaz, Vanessa M. Handley, M. Patrick Griffith, Thomas E. Marler   +12 more
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Effect of nutritious and toxic prey on food preference of a predaceous ladybird, Coccinella septempunctata (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae)

European Journal of Entomology, 2017
We investigated the predatory potential and food preference of different life stages of Coccinella septempunctata L. for a nutritious aphid (mustard aphid, Lipaphis erysimi) and toxic aphid (cabbage aphid, Brevicoryne brassicae). We provided all the life
Mushtaq A. GUROO, Ahmad PERVEZ, Kuldeep SRIVASTAVA, Rakesh K. GUPTA   +3 more
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First report of Delphastus quinculus Gordon and Diomus seminulus (Mulsant) (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae) feeding on eggs and first-instar nymphs of Crypticerya multicicatrices Kondo and Unruh (Hemiptera: Monophlebidae) [PDF]

, 2013
Delphastus quinculus Gordon and Diomus seminulus (Mulsant) (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae) are reported for the first time feeding on eggs and first-instar nymphs of Crypticerya multicicatrices Kondo and Unruh (Hemiptera: Monophlebidae).
González, Guillermo, Kondo, Takumasa, López Bermúdez, Rodrigo   +2 more
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