Establishment of multicolored Asian lady beetle in Eastern North Carolina: Seasonal abundance and crop exploitation within an agricultural landscape [PDF]
Seasonal abundance and cropexploitation of the multicolored Asian ladybeetle, Harmonia axyridis (Pallas)(Coccinellidae: Coleoptera), were identifiedduring its initial establishment in the easternNorth Carolina agroecosystem. Densities ofH.
Kennedy, George, Nault, Brian
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Predation and avoidance behavior of the pea aphid Acyrthosiphon pisum confronted with native and invasive lady beetles in Europe [PDF]
Invasive species are a major driver of global biodiversity loss. However, we often lack a mechanistic understanding why some non-native species become invasive.
Bucher, Roman +2 more
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Comparisons of Native and Non-Native Lady Beetles: Habitat Distribution and Interactions with Prey and Competitors [PDF]
Lady beetles (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae), as a group, are considered beneficial because they prey on plant pests. A number of studies suggest that non-native species introduced for biological control have replaced native species in agriculture ...
Finlayson, Christy J. L.
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Contribució al coneixement de la Coleopterofauna de la Vall de Sant Medir (Barcelona) [PDF]
Hom comenta les característiques generals de la coleopterofauna de la vall de S. Medir (Barcelona) a partir d'un conjunt de mostreigs duts a terme al llarg de tots els mesos de l'any 1977.
Ascaso i Terrén, Carlos
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Predicting the potential geographical distribution of the harlequin ladybird, Harmonia axyridis, using the CLIMEX model - BioControl [PDF]
Harmonia axyridis (Pallas, 1773) (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae) is a ladybird beetle native to temperate and subtropical parts of Asia. Since 1916 populations of this species have been introduced throughout the world, either deliberately, or by accident ...
Aukema, B. +3 more
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Synthèse bibliographique : l'écologie chimique des coccinelles [PDF]
Review: chemical ecology of ladybird beetles. This paper reviews the chemical ecology of ladybird beetles (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae) to present the role of semiochemicals involved in plant-ladybird, prey-ladybird and predator-ladybird interactions ...
Durieux, D. +4 more
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Consórcio couve-coentro em cultivo orgânico e sua influência nas populações de joaninhas. [PDF]
O consórcio de culturas é comumente praticado na produção de hortaliças devido a diversos benefícios econômicos. Em alguns casos, podem reduzir infestações de pragas por favorecer a conservação dos inimigos naturais nos agroecossistemas.
Abraão José da S Viana +31 more
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Do functional traits improve prediction of predation rates for a disparate group of aphid predators? [PDF]
Aphid predators are a systematically disparate group of arthropods united on the basis that they consume aphids as part of their diet. In Europe, this group includes Araneae, Opiliones, Heteroptera, chrysopids, Forficulina, syrphid larvae, carabids ...
A. Mead +13 more
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Pepino mosaic virus (PepMV) is a relatively new plant virus that has become a signifi cant agronomical problem in a relatively short period of time.
Vlugt, R.A.A., van der
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