Assessing the ecological risk posed by a recently established invasive alien predator: Harmonia axyridis as a case study [PDF]
, 2016 Invasive alien predators are a serious threat to biodiversity worldwide. However, there is no generic method for assessing which local species are most at risk following the invasion of a new predator.
A Katsanis +60 more
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Egyptian Journal of Biological Pest Control, 2021 Background Genetically modified (GM) crops have become a common tool for managing insect pests of economic importance. However, before their commercialization, bio-safety evaluation on non-target arthropods such as pollinators and biological control ...
Intazar Ali +8 more
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Holarctic Insects Adventive in Michigan: New and Additional Records (Homoptera, Heteroptera, Coleoptera, Neuroptera) [PDF]
, 2017 Fourteen European insects in the Homoptera (4 species), Heteroptera (5), Coleoptera (4), and Neuroptera (1) are reported from Michigan. Ten are new state records (one new Ohio record is given).
Wheeler, A. G, Jr.
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European Journal of Entomology, 2008 The life tables of the aphid predators Coccinella septempunctata L., Ceratomegilla undecimnotata (Schneider) and Propylea quatuordecimpunctata (L.) (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae), fed on Aphis fabae Scopoli (Hemiptera: Aphididae), were constructed at ...
Dimitrios C. KONTODIMAS +5 more
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Evaluating Promotional Approaches for Citizen Science Biological Recording: Bumblebees as a Group Versus Harmonia axyridis as a Flagship for Ladybirds [PDF]
, 2017 Over the past decade, the number of biological records submitted by members of the public have increased dramatically. However, this may result in reduced record quality, depending on how species are promoted in the media.
A Ricciardi +43 more
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Changes in Metabolomics Profiles of <i>Propylea japonica</i> in Response to Acute Heat Stress. [PDF]
Int J Mol SciThe ladybird beetle, Propylea japonica Thunberg (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae), is a widely distributed natural predator that is crucial in controlling various agricultural pests in China. Despite frequent references to its remarkable thermotolerance, the molecular mechanisms underlying its thermotolerance remain poorly understood.
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European Journal of Entomology, 2005 The effect of different wavelengths of light, white (control; broad spectrum), blue (ca. 475 nm), yellow (ca. 570 nm) and red (ca. 650 nm), at constant intensity (195 ± 5 lux) on developmental time, reproductive and non-reproductive periods, fecundity ...
OMKAR, Geetanjali MISHRA, Kalpana SINGH
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Biological aspects of Eriopis connexa (Germar) (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae) fed on different insect pests of maize (Zea mays L.) and sorghum [Sorghum bicolor L. (Moench.)]. [PDF]
, 2017 Eriopis connexa (Germar) (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae) occurs in several countries of South America and its mass rearing is important for biological control programmes. This work evaluated biological aspects of E.
CANEVARI, G. C. +6 more
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Long-term changes in communities of native coccinellids: population fluctuations and the effect of competition from an invasive non-native species [PDF]
, 2016 1. We assessed the changes in abundance and community composition of native species of coccinellids (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae) on deciduous trees that occurred between 1970s and 2010s, in the Czech Republic. 2.
Dixon, Anthony F.G. +4 more
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European Journal of Entomology, 2007 The multicolored Asian ladybeetle, Harmonia axyridis (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae), was first reported in southern Canada in 1994. In this study, we examined the status of the ladybeetle in Quebec agroecosystems seven to ten years after its arrival.
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