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EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF ENTOMOLOGY
Volume 104, Issue 4, Pages 737-743Publisher
CZECH ACAD SCI, INST ENTOMOLOGY
DOI: 10.14411/eje.2007.094
Keywords
Coccinellidae; exotic species; invasion; multicolored Asian ladybeetle; Harmonia axyridis; Coccinella septempunctata; Propylea quatuordecimpunctata; Coleomegilla maculata lengi; agroecosystems; vineyard; apple; corn; sweet pepper; lettuce
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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. We integrated the findings from eight independent field studies carried out in pome fruit, grapes, medicinal crops, field corn, sweet corn, sweet pepper, lettuce, and soybean. Nine aphidophagous and 6 coccidophagous coccinellid species were sampled on these crops. Among these aphidophagous species, three invasive (H. axyridis, Coccinella septempunctata and Propylea quatuordecimpunctata) as well as one indigenous species (Coleomegilla maculata lengi) were consistently present. Higher richness was observed in perennial crops, where the 6 coccidophagous coccinellids were almost exclusively present. Higher abundance of aphidophagous coccinellids was observed in field and sweet corn. The multicolored Asian ladybeetle was a dominant species of the coccinellid assemblage in all crops monitored.
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