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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]
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 Laboulbeniales is an order of fungi within the class Laboulbeniomycetes.They are also known by the colloquial name beetle hangers [1] or labouls.The order includes around 2,325 species [2] of obligate insect ectoparasites that produce cellular thalli from two-celled ascospores.
Harmonia axyridis (Harlequin ladybird) [142] Heterotermes cardini (West Indian subterranean termite) [133] Hypogeococcus pungens (Cactus mealybug) [143] Icerya purchasi (Cottony cushion scale) [144] Incisitermes minor (Western drywood termite) [133] Leptocybe invasa (Blue gum chalcid wasp) [145] Linepithema humile (Argentine ant) [146]
Colombia at the U.N. COP16 biodiversity talks on Tuesday launched a coalition with 20 other countries seeking to make "peace with nature," as leaders warned that the rapid destruction of the ...
This is a list of large carnivores known to prey on humans. The order Carnivora consists of numerous mammal species specialized in eating flesh. This list does not include animal attacks on humans by domesticated species (dogs), or animals held in zoos, aquaria, circuses, private homes or other non-natural settings.
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