Effects of competition, cannibalism and intra-guild predation on larval development of the European coccinellid Adalia bipunctata and the invasive species Harmonia axyridis

From Biological Control to Invasion: the

From Biological Control to Invasion: the Ladybird Harmonia axyridis as a Model Species Volume 679 || Influence of diet and photoperiod on development and reproduction of European populations of Harmonia axyridis (Pallas) (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae)

✍ Roy, Helen E.; Wajnberg, Eric 📂 Article 📅 2007 🏛 Springer Netherlands 🌐 English ⚖ 349 KB

Harmonia axyridis has been described as the “most invasive ladybird on Earth”. It has a long history of use as a classical biological control agent in the USA and more recently in Europe. This beetle has been effective at controlling pest insects in a variety of crop systems but it poses unacceptabl