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Current evidence of climate‐driven colour change in insects and its impact on sexual signals

Ecology and Evolution, Volume 14, Issue 7, July 2024.
Our review will provide current information about how climatic factors, such as temperature, precipitation, and humidity impact on insect's colour and sexual signals. In addition, we discussed about the counter mechanisms that insects usually take place to adapt with the changing climate.
Md Tangigul Haque, Md Kawsar Khan, Marie E. Herberstein   +2 more
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Harmonia axyridis (Boyer de Fonscolombe) (Hemiptera: Coccoidea) as a potential biological control agent of the invasive soft scale, Sphaerolecanium prunastri (Boyer de Fonscolombe) (Hemiptera: Coccoidea) in native wild apricot forests

Egyptian Journal of Biological Pest Control
Background The globose scale (GS), Sphaerolecanium prunastri (Boyer de Fonscolombe) (Hemiptera: Coccoidea), has invaded wild apricot forests in their native range in Central Eurasia threatening the ancestral germplasm resource.
Ping Zhang, Yuli Wang, Bingdong Deng, Munir Ahmad, Myron P. Zalucki, Guizhen Gao, Zhaozhi Lu   +6 more
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Characterization of a newly established aggregation of the invasive ladybeetle Harmonia axyridis and current status of the invader in Spain

Spanish Journal of Agricultural Research, 2015
The multicoloured Asian ladybeetle, Harmonia axyridis (Pallas), an invasive biocontrol agent introduced in North and South America, as well as in Europe for aphid control, drastically affected assemblages of native coccinellid species, local communities ...
Xavier Pons, Meritxell Roca, Belén Lumbierres, Éric Lucas   +3 more
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Identification of limonene as a potential kairomone of the harlequin ladybird Harmonia axyridis (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae)

European Journal of Entomology, 2010
Chemical cues involved in both host location and oviposition by Harmonia axyridis Pallas (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae) were investigated in laboratory and field experiments.
Ammar ALHMEDI, Eric HAUBRUGE, Frédéric FRANCIS   +2 more
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Responses of avian predators to the polymorphic harlequin ladybird (Harmonia axyridis)

Ecological Entomology, Volume 49, Issue 3, Page 357-367, June 2024.
Harlequin ladybird shows high colour polymorphism with particular colour forms differing substantially in their abundance in nature in Central Europe, where this species acts as invasive. We experimentally showed that two species of passerine birds substantially differ in their attitude to this ladybird species, very likely due to their diet ...
Petr Veselý, Oldřich Nedvěd, Martin Borovička, Markéta Adamovská, Alexandra Průchová, Roman Fuchs   +5 more
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Population of the invasive harlequin ladybird Harmonia axyridis (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae) from Pelješac Peninsula, southern Croatia

Studia Ecologiae et Bioethicae, 2013
Samples of the invasive alien ladybird, Harmonia axyridis, were collected between 27 July and 8 August 2013 at four localities on the Pelješac Peninsula in southern Croatia.
Piotr Ceryngier, Jerzy Romanowski, Justyna Szymańska, Maja Galanciak, Marta Bardzińska, Mateusz Romanowski   +5 more
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Go west: Population genomics reveals unexpected population fluctuations and little gene flow in Western hemisphere populations of the predatory lady beetle, Hippodamia convergens

Evolutionary Applications, Volume 17, Issue 1, January 2024.
Abstract Hippodamia convergens—the convergent lady beetle, has been used extensively in augmentative biological control of aphids, thrips, and whiteflies across its native range in North America, and was introduced into South America in the 1950s. Overwintering H.
Arun Sethuraman, Schyler O. Nunziata, Angela Jones, John Obrycki, David W. Weisrock   +4 more
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First report of nematodes Parasitylenchus bifurcatus Poinar & Steenberg, 2012 parasitizing multicolored Asian lady beetle Harmonia axyridis (Pallas, 1773) in Slovenia

Acta Agriculturae Slovenica, 2017
In years 2015 and 2016 around 200 specimens of ladybird species Harmonia axyridis were collected in Slovenia. Ladybirds were dissected and checked under stereomicroscope for presence of nematodes.
Barbara Gerič Stare, Saša ŠIRCA, Gregor UREK   +2 more
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The effect of the coccinellid Harmonia axyridis (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae) on transmission of the fungal pathogen Pandora neoaphidis (Entomophthorales: Entomophthoraceae)

European Journal of Entomology, 2011
The coccinellid Harmonia axyridis is a recent arrival in the UK and is an intraguild predator of the entomopathogenic fungus Pandora neoaphidis. Harmonia axyridis entirely consumes P. neoaphidis-sporulating cadavers and this may have a negative effect on
Patricia M. WELLS, Jason BAVERSTOCK, Michael E.N. MAJERUS, Francis M. JIGGINS, Helen E. ROY, Judith K. PELL   +5 more
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Intraguild interactions implicating invasive species: Harmonia axyridis as a model species [PDF]

Biotechnologie, Agronomie, Société et Environnement, 2010
Understanding the mechanisms that result in the success of exotic species will contribute to predicting future invasions and managing invaded systems.
Francis, F., Haubruge, E., Alhmedi, A.
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