Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
Harmonia axyridis is a large lady beetle or ladybug species that is most commonly known as the harlequin, Asian, or multicoloured Asian lady beetle. This is one of the most variable species in the world, with an exceptionally wide range of colour forms. [ 2 ]
It is an ectoparasite of an invasive species to Europe and the Americas, [4] the harlequin ladybird (Harmonia axyridis). [5] Laboratory bioassays pointed out that Hesperomyces-infected ladybirds suffered increased mortality rates. [6]
Harmonia axyridis (Pallas, 1771) – Asian lady beetle, originally from Nepal, China, Taiwan, Japan, introduced to Western Europe and America; Harmonia antipodum (Mulsant, 1848) – antipodean ladybird, endemic to New Zealand; Harmonia basinotata Bielawski, 1964 – New Guinea; Harmonia bicolor (Blackburn, 1892) – Australia
Invasive species like Harmonia axyridis can pose an ecological threat to native coccinellid species. Other threats to coccinellids include climate change and habitat destruction . These insects have played roles in folklore , religion and poetry, and are particularly popular in nursery rhymes .
The blynx or lynxcat is a hybrid of a bobcat (Lynx rufus) and some other species of genus Lynx.The appearance of the offspring depends on which lynx species is used, as the Eurasian lynx (Lynx lynx) is more heavily spotted than the Canada lynx (Lynx canadensis).
Get AOL Mail for FREE! Manage your email like never before with travel, photo & document views. Personalize your inbox with themes & tabs. You've Got Mail!
When provided with Harmonia axyridis larvae as part of their diet in the first or third instar stage of development, it has been shown that Olla v-nigrum larvae were incapable of surviving to the adult stage. In the first instar, Olla v-nigrum larvae were shown to have a 100% mortality rate when fed exotic H. axyridis eggs.
Harmonia axyridis (Asian lady beetle) [155] Hypogeococcus pungens (cactus mealybug) [88] Icerya purchasi (cottony cushion scale) [89] Lasius neglectus (invasive garden ant) Leptinotarsa decemlineata (Colorado beetle) [156] Linepithema humile (Argentine ant) [157] Lysiphlebus testaceipes [158] Opogona sacchari (banana moth) [159] Monomorium ...