The arrival about 30 years ago in the United States of the multicolored Asian lady beetle, or Harmonia axyridis, which gleefully devours other ladybugs' larvae, led to a drop in numbers of the seven-spotted lady beetle.
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But some are toxic to the Asian lady beetle and others are not.
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But those events, while still involving millions of lady beetles, pale in comparison to California's great lady beetle flights.
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It is more likely that your dog will ingest an Asian lady beetle or two, which is still an uncomfortable experience.
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The body fluids an Asian lady beetle releases during an attack can cause burns to a dog's mouth or gastrointestinal tract.
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Although the seven-spotted beetle is also an invasive species, it has been around longer than the Asian lady beetle, and exists alongside native ladybug species, which also take a beating.
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In a field they put both toxic and nontoxic aphids on plants, and also added Asian lady beetle larvae to some to see what would occur over the course of ten days.
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Because of the pain caused by these injuries, dogs often eat just a few Asian lady beetle before searching out water to drink; drinking water often prevents the pests from sticking to the dog's mouth.
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Dog owners can protect their pets from these pests by quickly treating any Asian lady beetle infestations in and around their homes, routinely checking their dogs' mouths for beetles and caulking cracks in their homes where an outside beetle can slip in.
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Nephus georgei, known generally as the George's lady beetle or Farmer's lady beetle, is a species of dusky lady beetle in the family Coccinellidae. It is found in North America.
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Coccidula lepida, known generally as the snow lady beetle or black arrow lady beetle, is a species of lady beetle in the family Coccinellidae. It is found in North America.
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Anisosticta bitriangularis, known generally as the marsh lady beetle or swamp lady beetle, is a species of lady beetle in the family Coccinellidae. It is found in Europe & Northern Asia (excluding China) and North America.
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Mulsantina picta (the painted lady beetle or pine lady beetle) is a species of ladybug belonging to the subfamily Coccinellinae.
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Myzia subvittata, the subvittate lady beetle, is a species of lady beetle in the family Coccinellidae. It is found in North America.
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Brachiacantha decora, the decorated lady beetle, is a species of lady beetle in the family Coccinellidae. It is found in North America.
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Hyperaspidius wolcotti, or Wolcott's lady beetle, is a species of lady beetle in the family Coccinellidae. It is found in North America.
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Hyperaspis undulata, the undulate lady beetle, is a species of lady beetle in the family Coccinellidae. It is found in North America.
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Brachiacantha barberi, or Barber's lady beetle, is a species of lady beetle in the family Coccinellidae. It is found in North America.
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Hyperaspis taeniata, the ribboned lady beetle, is a species of lady beetle in the family Coccinellidae. It is found in North America.
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Hippodamia parenthesis, the parenthesis lady beetle, is a species of lady beetle in the family Coccinellidae. It is found in North America.
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Hyperaspis lugubris, the lugubrious lady beetle, is a species of lady beetle in the family Coccinellidae. It is found in North America.
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Hyperaspis paludicola, the swamp lady beetle, is a species of lady beetle in the family Coccinellidae. It is found in North America.
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Mulsantina hudsonica, the hudsonian lady beetle, is a species of lady beetle in the family Coccinellidae. It is found in North America.
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Hyperaspis levrati, or Levrat's lady beetle, is a species of lady beetle in the family Coccinellidae. It is found in North America.
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Hyperaspis proba, the esteemed lady beetle, is a species of lady beetle in the family Coccinellidae. It is found in North America.
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Coccinella prolongata, the prolongate lady beetle, is a species of lady beetle in the family Coccinellidae. It is found in North America.
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Myzia pullata, the streaked lady beetle, is a species of lady beetle in the family Coccinellidae. It is found in North America.
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Hippodamia washingtoni, or Washington's lady beetle, is a species of lady beetle in the family Coccinellidae. It is found in North America.
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Hyperaspis triangulum, the triad lady beetle, is a species of lady beetle in the family Coccinellidae. It is found in North America.
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Hyperaspis trifurcata, the trident lady beetle, is a species of lady beetle in the family Coccinellidae. It is found in North America.
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Hyperaspis medialis, the medial lady beetle, is a species of lady beetle in the family Coccinellidae. It is found in North America.
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Hippodamia expurgata, the expurgate lady beetle, is a species of lady beetle in the family Coccinellidae. It is found in North America.
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Hippodamia glacialis, the glacial lady beetle, is a species of lady beetle in the family Coccinellidae. It is found in North America.
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Hyperaspis fastidiosa, the fastidious lady beetle, is a species of lady beetle in the family Coccinellidae. It is found in North America.
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Hyperaspis dobzhanskyi, or Dobzhansky's lady beetle, is a species of lady beetle in the family Coccinellidae. It is found in North America.
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Hyperaspis wickhami, or Wickham's lady beetle, is a species of lady beetle in the family Coccinellidae. It is found in North America.
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Hippodamia americana, the American lady beetle, is a species of lady beetle in the family Coccinellidae. It is found in North America.
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Hyperaspis postica, the postica lady beetle, is a species of lady beetle in the family Coccinellidae. It is found in North America.
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Hippodamia caseyi, or Casey's lady beetle, is a species of lady beetle in the family Coccinellidae. It is found in North America.
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Hippodamia lunatomaculata, the crescent lady beetle, is a species of lady beetle in the family Coccinellidae. It is found in North America.
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Brachiacantha stephani, or Stephan's lady beetle, is a species of lady beetle in the family Coccinellidae. It is found in North America.
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Hyperaspis cruenta, the bloody lady beetle, is a species of lady beetle in the family Coccinellidae. It is found in North America.
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Hippodamia oregonensis, the oregon lady beetle, is a species of lady beetle in the family Coccinellidae. It is found in North America.
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Hyperaspis globula, the globular lady beetle, is a species of lady beetle in the family Coccinellidae. It is found in North America.
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Brachiacantha querceti, the oak lady beetle, is a species of lady beetle in the family Coccinellidae. It is found in North America.
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Brachiacantha arizonica, the Arizona lady beetle, is a species of lady beetle in the family Coccinellidae. It is found in North America.
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Brachiacantha bollii, or Boll's lady beetle, is a species of lady beetle in the family Coccinellidae. It is found in North America.
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Hyperaspis troglodytes, the troglodyte lady beetle, is a species of lady beetle in the family Coccinellidae. It is found in North America.
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Hyperaspis weisei, or Weise's lady beetle, is a species of lady beetle in the family Coccinellidae. It is found in North America.
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Hippodamia moesta, the sorrowful lady beetle, is a species of lady beetle in the family Coccinellidae. It is found in North America.
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Hyperaspis bigeminata, the bigeminy lady beetle, is a species of lady beetle in the family Coccinellidae. It is found in North America.
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Chilocorus cacti, known generally as the cactus lady beetle or the twice- stabbed cactus lady beetle, is a species of lady beetle in the family Coccinellidae. It is native to the Caribbean region, North America, Central America, and South America.
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Anatis mali, the eye-spotted lady beetle, is a species of lady beetle in the family Coccinellidae. It is found in North America.
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Anatis lecontei, or Leconte's giant lady beetle, is a species of lady beetle in the family Coccinellidae. It is found in North America.
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Axion tripustulatum, the three-spotted lady beetle, is a species of lady beetle in the family Coccinellidae. It is found in North America.
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Scymnus brullei, the Brullé's lady beetle, is a species of dusky lady beetle in the family Coccinellidae. It is found in North America.
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Nephus ornatus, the ornate lady beetle, is a species of dusky lady beetle in the family Coccinellidae. It is found in North America.
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Scymnus caurinus, the northwestern lady beetle, is a species of dusky lady beetle in the family Coccinellidae. It is found in North America.
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Scymnus indianensis, the Indiana lady beetle, is a species of dusky lady beetle in the family Coccinellidae. It is found in North America.
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Scymnus apicanus, the apicanus lady beetle, is a species of dusky lady beetle in the family Coccinellidae. It is found in North America.
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Hyperaspis disconotata, the disk-marked lady beetle, is a species of lady beetle in the family Coccinellidae. It is found in North America.
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Scymnus falli, or Fall's lady beetle, is a species of dusky lady beetle in the family Coccinellidae. It is found in North America.
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Hyperaspis octonotata, the eight-spotted lady beetle, is a species of lady beetle in the family Coccinellidae. It is found in North America.
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Hyperaspis gemina, the twin-spotted lady beetle, is a species of lady beetle in the family Coccinellidae. It is found in North America.
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Scymnus nevadensis, the Nevada lady beetle, is a species of dusky lady beetle in the family Coccinellidae. It is found in North America.
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Hippodamia quinquesignata, the five-spotted lady beetle, is a species of lady beetle in the family Coccinellidae. It is found in North America.
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Psyllobora borealis, the western psyllobora lady beetle, is a species of lady beetle in the family Coccinellidae. It is found in North America.
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Scymnus kansanus, the Kansas lady beetle, is a species of dusky lady beetle in the family Coccinellidae. It is found in North America.
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Hyperaspis quadrioculata, the four-eyed lady beetle, is a species of lady beetle in the family Coccinellidae. It is found in North America.
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Mulsantina luteodorsa, the clay-colored lady beetle, is a species of lady beetle in the family Coccinellidae. It is found in North America.
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Scymnus caudalis, the caudal lady beetle, is a species of dusky lady beetle in the family Coccinellidae. It is found in North America.
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Hippodamia falcigera, the sickle-marked lady beetle, is a species of lady beetle in the family Coccinellidae. It is found in North America.
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Scymnus garlandicus, the garland lady beetle, is a species of dusky lady beetle in the family Coccinellidae. It is found in North America.
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Scymnus iowensis, the Iowa lady beetle, is a species of dusky lady beetle in the family Coccinellidae. It is found in North America.
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Scymnus consobrinus, the consobrinous lady beetle, is a species of dusky lady beetle in the family Coccinellidae. It is found in North America.
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Hyperaspis oculaticauda, the eye-tailed lady beetle, is a species of lady beetle in the family Coccinellidae. It is found in North America.
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Scymnus americanus, the American scymnus lady beetle, is a species of dusky lady beetle in the family Coccinellidae. It is found in North America.
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Hippodamia sinuata, the sinuate lady beetle, is a species of lady beetle in the family Coccinellidae. It is found in North America and Oceania.
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Scymnobius flavifrons, the yellow-fronted lady beetle, is a species of dusky lady beetle in the family Coccinellidae. It is found in North America.
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Another group of predators that plays a key role in suppression of populations of soybean aphids in North America is lady beetles (Coccinellidae spp.). Some prevalent species in soybean include the twospotted lady beetle (Adalia bipunctata L.), the sevenspotted lady beetle (Coccinella septempunctata L.), the spotted lady beetle (Coleomegilla maculata De Geer), the polished lady beetle (Cycloneda munda (Say)), the multicolored Asian lady beetle (Harmonia axyridis (Pallas)), the convergent lady beetle (Hippodamia convergens Guérin-Méneville), and the thirteen spotted lady beetle (Hippodamia tredecimpunctata L.). Green lacewing larva Evidence suggests that populations of lady beetles can respond to increases in populations of soybean aphids in soybean. In addition, increases in populations of lady beetles have the ability to inhibit colony growth of soybean aphids throughout the growing season.
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Scymnus nebulosus, the nebulous lady beetle, is a species of dusky lady beetle in the family Coccinellidae. It is found in North America and Oceania.
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Hyperaspis lateralis, the lateral lady beetle, is a species of lady beetle in the family Coccinellidae. It is found in Central America and North America.
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Exoplectra schaefferi, or Schaeffer's lady beetle, is a species of lady beetle in the family Coccinellidae. It is found in Central America and North America.
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Scymnus loewii, or Loew's lady beetle, is a species of dusky lady beetle in the family Coccinellidae. It is found in Central America, North America, and Oceania.
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Azya orbigera, the globe-marked lady beetle, is a species of lady beetle in the family Coccinellidae. It is found in North America, Oceania, and South America.
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Hyperaspis inflexa, known generally as the curved lady beetle or curved ladybug, is a species of lady beetle in the family Coccinellidae. It is found in North America.
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Coccinella monticola, commonly called the mountain lady beetle or Tamarack ladybug, is a species of lady beetle native to western US and Canada, southeastern Canada and New England states.
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Cycloneda munda, known generally as the polished lady beetle or immaculate ladybird beetle, is a species of lady beetle in the family Coccinellidae. It is found in Eastern North America.
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Brachiacantha albifrons, known generally as the white-fronted lady beetle or pale anthill ladybug, is a species of lady beetle in the family Coccinellidae. It is found in North America.
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Epilachna tredecimnotata, the southern squash lady beetle, is a species of plant-eating lady beetle in the family Coccinellidae. It is found in the Caribbean Sea, Central America, North America, and South America.
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Hyperaspis quadrivittata, also known as the four-streaked lady beetle, is a large beetle found in North America west of the 100th meridian. It is a species of lady beetle in the family Coccinellidae.
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Coccinella trifasciata, the three-banded lady beetle, is a species of lady beetle in the family Coccinellidae. It has a broad distribution, including North America, Europe, Northern Asia (excluding China), Oceania, and Southern Asia.
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Chilocorus kuwanae, or Kuwana's lady beetle, is a species of lady beetle in the family Coccinellidae. It is native to Europe & Northern Asia (excluding China), and Southern Asia, and has been introduced to North America for biological pest control.
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Hippodamia tredecimpunctata, commonly known as the thirteen-spot ladybeetle, is a species of lady beetle.
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Coleomegilla maculata spp. lengi larva Coleomegilla maculata, commonly known as the spotted lady beetle, pink spotted lady beetle or twelve-spotted lady beetle, is a large coccinellid beetle native to North America. The adults and larvae feed primarily on aphids and the species has been used as a biological control agent. Based on name connotation and to avoid confusion with other species also called "spotted ladybeetle", spotted pink ladybeetle is probably the most appropriate common name for this species.
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Scymnus coniferarum, the conifer lady beetle, is a species of dusky lady beetle in the family Coccinellidae. It is found in western North America. S. coniferarum is being evaluated as a potential biological control for the Hemlock woolly adelgid infestation of the eastern hemlock on the east coast.
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Arawana arizonica is a species of lady beetle in the family Coccinellidae. It is found in North America.
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Hyperaspis annexa is a species of lady beetle in the family Coccinellidae. It is found in North America.
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Hyperaspidius transfugatus is a species of lady beetle in the family Coccinellidae. It is found in North America.
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Brachiacantha quadrillum is a species of lady beetle in the family Coccinellidae. It is found in North America.
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Hyperaspidius tristis is a species of lady beetle in the family Coccinellidae. It is found in North America.
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Pharoscymnus flexibilis is a species of lady beetle in the family Coccinellidae. It is found in Southern Asia.
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Diomus pseudotaedatus is a species of lady beetle in the family Coccinellidae. It is found in North America.
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Hyperaspis jovialis is a species of lady beetle in the family Coccinellidae. It is found in North America.
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Brachiacantha felina is a species of lady beetle in the family Coccinellidae. It is found in North America.
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Diomus bigemmeus is a species of lady beetle in the family Coccinellidae. It is found in North America.
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Hyperaspis rotunda is a species of lady beetle in the family Coccinellidae. It is found in North America.
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Hyperaspidius nanellus is a species of lady beetle in the family Coccinellidae. It is found in North America.
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Hyperaspis ornatella is a species of lady beetle in the family Coccinellidae. It is found in North America.
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Hyperaspis oculifera is a species of lady beetle in the family Coccinellidae. It is found in North America.
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Coccidophilus atronitens is a species of lady beetle in the family Coccinellidae. It is found in North America.
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Hyperaspis bolteri is a species of lady beetle in the family Coccinellidae. It is found in North America.
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Hyperaspis deludens is a species of lady beetle in the family Coccinellidae. It is found in North America.
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Diomus roseicollis is a species of lady beetle in the family Coccinellidae. It is found in North America.
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Hyperaspis consimilis is a species of lady beetle in the family Coccinellidae. It is found in North America.
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Brachiacantha uteella is a species of lady beetle in the family Coccinellidae. It is found in North America.
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Hyperaspis imitator is a species of lady beetle in the family Coccinellidae. It is found in North America.
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Cephaloscymnus insulatus is a species of lady beetle in the family Coccinellidae. It is found in North America.
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Hyperaspis cincta is a species of lady beetle in the family Coccinellidae. It is found in North America.
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Cephaloscymnus zimmermanni is a species of lady beetle in the family Coccinellidae. It is found in North America.
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Hyperaspis inedita is a species of lady beetle in the family Coccinellidae. It is found in North America.
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Anisosticta borealis is a species of lady beetle in the family Coccinellidae. It is found in North America.
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Myzia interrupta is a species of lady beetle in the family Coccinellidae. It is found in North America.
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Brachiacantha indubitabilis is a species of lady beetle in the family Coccinellidae. It is found in North America.
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Diomus texanus is a species of lady beetle in the family Coccinellidae. It is found in North America.
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Hyperaspidius comparatus is a species of lady beetle in the family Coccinellidae. It is found in North America.
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Brumoides histrio is a species of lady beetle in the family Coccinellidae. It is found in North America.
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Hyperaspidius oblongus is a species of lady beetle in the family Coccinellidae. It is found in North America.
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Hyperaspis nigrosuturalis is a species of lady beetle in the family Coccinellidae. It is found in North America.
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Stethorus utilis is a species of lady beetle in the family Coccinellidae. It is found in North America.
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Helesius nubilans is a species of lady beetle in the family Coccinellidae. It is found in North America.
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Hippodamia quindecimmaculata is a species of lady beetle in the family Coccinellidae. It is found in North America.
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Exochomus subrotundus is a species of lady beetle in the family Coccinellidae. It is found in North America.
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Hyperaspis haematosticta is a species of lady beetle in the family Coccinellidae. It is found in North America.
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Hyperaspidius militaris is a species of lady beetle in the family Coccinellidae. It is found in North America.
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Exochomus californicus is a species of lady beetle in the family Coccinellidae. It is found in North America.
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Hyperaspis punctata is a species of lady beetle in the family Coccinellidae. It is found in North America.
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Hyperaspis psyche is a species of lady beetle in the family Coccinellidae. It is found in North America.
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Hippodamia apicalis is a species of lady beetle in the family Coccinellidae. It is found in North America.
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Diomus xanthaspis is a species of lady beetle in the family Coccinellidae. It is found in North America.
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Exochomus fasciatus is a species of lady beetle in the family Coccinellidae. It is found in North America.
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Exochomus childreni is a species of lady beetle in the family Coccinellidae. It is found in North America.
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Selvadius nunenmacheri is a species of lady beetle in the family Coccinellidae. It is found in North America.
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Brachiacantha dentipes is a species of lady beetle in the family Coccinellidae. It is found in North America.
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Hyperaspidius simulatus is a species of lady beetle in the family Coccinellidae. It is found in North America.
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Brachiacantha quadripunctata is a species of lady beetle in the family Coccinellidae. It is found in North America.
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Hyperaspis conspirans is a species of lady beetle in the family Coccinellidae. It is found in North America.
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Nipus biplagiatus is a species of lady beetle in the family Coccinellidae. It is found in North America.
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Hyperaspis disrupta is a species of lady beetle in the family Coccinellidae. It is found in North America.
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Cephaloscymnus occidentalis is a species of lady beetle in the family Coccinellidae. It is found in North America.
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Chilocorus fraternus is a species of lady beetle in the family Coccinellidae. It is native to North America.
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Delphastus pallidus is a species of lady beetle in the family Coccinellidae. It is found in North America.
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Hyperaspis binotata is a species of lady beetle in the family Coccinellidae. It is found in North America.
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Anovia virginalis is a species of lady beetle in the family Coccinellidae. It is found in North America.
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Hyperaspis brunnescens is a species of lady beetle in the family Coccinellidae. It is found in North America.
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Hyperaspis gemma is a species of lady beetle in the family Coccinellidae. It is found in North America.
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Hyperaspis tuckeri is a species of lady beetle in the family Coccinellidae. It is found in North America.
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Exochomus marginipennis is a species of lady beetle in the family Coccinellidae. It is found in North America.
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Brumoides septentrionis is a species of lady beetle in the family Coccinellidae. It is found in North America.
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Hyperaspidius hardyi is a species of lady beetle in the family Coccinellidae. It is found in North America.
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Hyperaspis bensonica is a species of lady beetle in the family Coccinellidae. It is found in North America.
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Gnathoweisea texana is a species of lady beetle in the family Coccinellidae. It is found in North America.
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No longer available is Lady Beetle, Bertie's white chocolate equivalent, which had its own, slightly more expensive showbag.
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Hyperaspidius venustulus is a species of lady beetle in the family Coccinellidae. It is found in North America.
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Brachiacantha lepida is a species of lady beetle in the family Coccinellidae. It is found in Central America.
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Hyperaspis aemulator is a species of lady beetle in the family Coccinellidae. It is found in North America.
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Hyperaspidius marginatus is a species of lady beetle in the family Coccinellidae. It is found in North America.
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Hyperaspis signata is a species of lady beetle in the family Coccinellidae. It is found in North America.
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Helesius nigripennis is a species of lady beetle in the family Coccinellidae. It is found in North America.
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Hyperaspis pistillata is a species of lady beetle in the family Coccinellidae. It is found in North America.
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Hyperaspis leachi is a species of lady beetle in the family Coccinellidae. It is found in North America.
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Hyperaspis conviva is a species of lady beetle in the family Coccinellidae. It is found in North America.
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Hyperaspis caseyi is a species of lady beetle in the family Coccinellidae. It is found in North America.
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Chilocorus orbus is a species of lady beetle in the family Coccinellidae. It is native to North America. It is commonly called the twice-stabbed lady beetle, because of the pair of red slashes on the black elytra of the adult insect. Both adults and larvae feed on scale insects.
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Scymnobius bivulnerus is a species of dusky lady beetle in the family Coccinellidae. It is found in North America.
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Brumoides suturalis, the three-striped lady-beetle, is a species of ladybird described by Johan Christian Fabricius in 1789.
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Scymnus semiruber is a species of dusky lady beetle in the family Coccinellidae. It is found in North America.
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Scymnus circumspectus is a species of dusky lady beetle in the family Coccinellidae. It is found in North America.
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Scymnobius atramentarius is a species of dusky lady beetle in the family Coccinellidae. It is found in North America.
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Scymnus tenebrosus is a species of dusky lady beetle in the family Coccinellidae. It is found in North America.
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Scymnobius intrusus is a species of dusky lady beetle in the family Coccinellidae. It is found in North America.
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Scymnus socer is a species of dusky lady beetle in the family Coccinellidae. It is found in North America.
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Scymnus compar is a species of dusky lady beetle in the family Coccinellidae. It is found in North America.
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Scymnus fraternus is a species of dusky lady beetle in the family Coccinellidae. It is found in North America.
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Scymnus difficilis is a species of dusky lady beetle in the family Coccinellidae. It is found in North America.
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Scymnus ardelio is a species of dusky lady beetle in the family Coccinellidae. It is found in North America.
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Scymnobius timberlakei is a species of dusky lady beetle in the family Coccinellidae. It is found in North America.
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Scymnobius quadrarius is a species of dusky lady beetle in the family Coccinellidae. It is found in North America.
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Scymnus creperus is a species of dusky lady beetle in the family Coccinellidae. It is found in North America.
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Scymnus uncus is a species of dusky lady beetle in the family Coccinellidae. It is found in North America.
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Scymnus marginicollis is a species of dusky lady beetle in the family Coccinellidae. It is found in North America.
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Didion longulum is a species of dusky lady beetle in the family Coccinellidae. It is found in North America.
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Scymnus paracanus is a species of dusky lady beetle in the family Coccinellidae. It is found in North America.
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C. stigma is currently not a lady beetle that can be sold for commercial use in orchards or on farms.
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In the US it is also known as the "Alfalfa Lady Beetle", though rarely found on alfalfa in North America.
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Hyperaspis osculans is a species of lady beetle in the family Coccinellidae. It is found in North America and Oceania.
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Diomus debilis is a species of lady beetle in the family Coccinellidae. It is found in North America and Oceania.
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Exochomus metallicus is a species of lady beetle in the family Coccinellidae. It is found in Africa and North America.
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Hyperaspis connectens, the connected lady, is a species of lady beetle in the family Coccinellidae. It is found in North America.
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Decadiomus bahamicus is a species of lady beetle in the family Coccinellidae. It is found in the Caribbean and Southern Florida.
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Harmonia quadripunctata (the cream-streaked lady beetle or four-spot ladybird) is a species of ladybird belonging to the family Coccinellidae.
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Zagloba ornata, the ornate scalehunter, is a species of lady beetle in the family Coccinellidae. It is found in North America.
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Psyllobora plagiata, the plagiate psyllobora, is a species of lady beetle in the family Coccinellidae. It is found in North America.
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Zilus aterrimus, the western velvethead, is a species of lady beetle in the family Coccinellidae. It is found in North America.
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Brachiacantha testudo, the turtle lady, is a species of lady beetle in the family Coccinellidae. It is found in North America.
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Zilus horni, the eastern velvethead, is a species of lady beetle in the family Coccinellidae. It is found in North America.
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Brachiacantha subfasciata is a species of lady beetle in the family Coccinellidae. It is found in Central America and North America.
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Exochomus townsendi is a species of lady beetle in the family Coccinellidae. It is found in Central America and North America.
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Mulsantina cyathigera is a species of lady beetle in the family Coccinellidae. It is found in Central America and North America.
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Diomus liebecki, or Liebeck's lady, is a species of lady beetle in the family Coccinellidae. It is found in North America.
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Harmonia dimidiata is a species of lady beetle in the family Coccinellidae. It is found in North America and Southern Asia.
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Zilus subtropicus, the subtropical velvethead, is a species of lady beetle in the family Coccinellidae. It is found in North America.
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Zagloba hystrix, the prickly scalehunter, is a species of lady beetle in the family Coccinellidae. It is found in North America.
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Hyperaspis transversoguttata is a species of lady beetle native to Turkey and the Middle East. Specimens have been collected from tamarisks.
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Scymnobius guttulatus is a species of dusky lady beetle in the family Coccinellidae. It is found in North America and Oceania.
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Hyperaspis dissoluta, the dissolute lady beetle, is a species of lady beetles in the family Coccinellidae. It is found in North America.
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Brachiacantha decempustulata, the ten-spotted spurleg, is a species of lady beetle in the family Coccinellidae. It is found in North America.
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Axion plagiatum is a species of lady beetle in the family Coccinellidae. It is found in the Caribbean Sea and North America.
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Psyllobora parvinotata, the small-spotted psyllobora, is a species of lady beetle in the family Coccinellidae. It is found in North America.
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Rhyzobius forestieri is a species of lady beetle in the family Coccinellidae. It is found in Australia, North America, Oceania, and Europe.
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Nephus binaevatus is a species of dusky lady beetle in the family Coccinellidae. It is found in Africa, North America, and Oceania.
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Didion punctatum, the twice-stained ladybug, is a species of dusky lady beetle in the family Coccinellidae. It is found in North America.
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This lady beetle is similar in appearance to Chilocorus stigma, but the ventral surface is brown whereas that of C. stigma is black.
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Scymnus horni is a species of dusky lady beetle in the family Coccinellidae. It is found in Central America, North America, and Oceania.
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D. coccinellae pupa adjacent to a C. maculata lady beetle The Dinocampus coccinellae wasp parasitises the lady beetle species Coleomegilla maculata. The wasp lays a single egg in the beetle's haemocoel where the larva develops, to emerge approximately 20 days later. The wasp larva then pupates with its cocoon underneath the living body of the beetle host. At this point the lady beetle host, which has previously behaved normally, stops moving, is afflicted with twitches or tremors, and becomes a semi-paralysed guardian of the wasp cocoon – often referred to as a "zombie bodyguard" – until the adult wasp emerges a week later.
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Ceratomegilla ulkei is a species of lady beetle in the family Coccinellidae. It is found in Europe & Northern Asia (excluding China) and North America.
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Zilus eleutherae, the Eleuthera velvethead, is a species of lady beetle in the family Coccinellidae. It is found in the Caribbean and North America.
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Hippodamia arctica is a species of lady beetle in the family Coccinellidae. It is found in Europe & Northern Asia (excluding China) and North America.
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Hyperaspis schaefferi, known generally as the Schaeffer's lady beetle, is a species of lady beetles in the family Coccinellidae. It is found in North America.
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Exochomus aethiops, the round black ladybug, is a species of lady beetle in the family Coccinellidae. It is found in Central America and North America.
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Hyperaspis chapini, or Chapin's sigil lady beetle, is a species of helesius, hyperaspidius, hyperaspis, and thalassa in the family Coccinellidae. It is found in North America.
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Hyperaspis syriaca is a species of lady beetle. It occurs in Turkey, Iran and possibly neighboring areas, as well as on some islands of the Aegean.
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The presence of this weed, in close proximity to the crop, resulted in more beetle larvae on the crop than was the case when the weed was absent.Factors influencing dispersal of larval Coleomegilla maculata from the weed Acalypha ostryaefolia to sweet corn Research showed that spotted lady beetle larvae were an important cause of natural mortality for Helicoverpa zea eggs on sweet corn. A study identified the spotted lady beetle as a significant predator of the eggs of the European corn borer, Pyrausta nubilalis, with consumption averaging sixty eggs per day.The Spotted Lady Beetle, Coleomegilla maculata (De Geer), as a Predator of European Corn Borer Eggs Another study has shown that the spotted lady beetle reduced populations of eggs and small larvae of the Colorado potato beetle, Leptinotarsa decemlineata, on potatoes and that the rate of consumption was highly correlated with the air temperature.
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Zagloba satana, known generally as the dark scalehunter or devil lady, is a species of lady beetle in the family Coccinellidae. It is found in North America.
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A lady beetle sits on a flower, drinking nectar Some insects, like convergent lady beetles, reuse the same hibernacula, year after year. They converge with other lady beetles and migrate to hibernacula used by prior generations. They are able to find old hibernacula due to hydrocarbons released by lady beetle feet which create a lasting path. This allows lady beetles to retrace their footsteps to previously used hibernacula.
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Stethorus punctum, known generally as the spider mite destroyer or black mite destroyer, is a species of lady beetle in the family Coccinellidae. It is found in North America.
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Scymnobius sordidus, known generally as the little brown mealybug destroyer or sordid ladybug, is a species of dusky lady beetle in the family Coccinellidae. It is found in North America.
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Psyllobora nana, known generally as the Cuban psyllobora or greater Antillean psyllobora, is a species of lady beetle in the family Coccinellidae. It is found in the Caribbean Sea and North America.
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The 14-spotted ladybird (Propylea quatuordecimpunctata) is a small lady beetle, belonging to the family Coccinellidae. It is sometimes referred to by the common name 14-spotted ladybird beetle, or simply P-14.
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Cryptognatha nodiceps, known generally as the coconut scale predator or sugarcane scale predator, is a species of lady beetle in the family Coccinellidae. It is found in the Caribbean, North America, and Oceania.
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Coccinelloidea is a superfamily of beetles in the order Coleoptera, formerly included in the superfamily Cucujoidea. There are more than 10,000 species in Coccinelloidea, including more than 6000 in the lady beetle family Coccinellidae.
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Anatis ocellata, commonly known as the Rathvon lady beetle or the flying saucer ladybug, is a species of ladybug in the family Coccinellidae. The species is named for Simon Rathvon, a 19th-century American entomologist.
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As generalist predators, lady beetles are able to feed on alternate prey when soybean aphids are at low densities. Other characteristics of lady beetles that are advantageous in times of soybean aphid scarcity include developmental delays of certain life stages, decreased body weights, and reduced clutch sizes. One of the most competitive lady beetles in North America, the multicolored Asian lady beetle, is of exotic origin. When soybean aphids are plentiful, an adult multicolored Asian lady beetle has the capacity to consume 160 soybean aphids per day.
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Hyperaspis octavia is a species of lady beetle in the family Coccinellidae. It is found in North America. It is about 2.5mm long, oval-shaped, and shiny black with pale red-brown spots. The legs are also a paler brown.
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Olla v-nigrum is a species in the family Coccinellidae ("lady beetles"), in the suborder Polyphaga. The species is known generally as the "ashy gray lady beetle". The distribution range of Olla v-nigrum includes Central America, North America, and Oceania.
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In 2006 the nine-spotted ladybug was rediscovered in Virginia (the first East Coast sighting in 14 years).Ramanujan, Krishna. "New York's state insect, the nine-spotted lady beetle, rediscovered in eastern U.S. after 14 elusive years", Cornell Chronicle, 17 April 2007.
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Chilocorus circumdatus, the red chilocorus, is a species of lady beetle in the family Coccinellidae. It is native to Southern Asia, and has been introduced to Hawaii. Helmet shaped, the beetle is rich in Orange-red colour with a fine black margin around the base of wings.
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Exochomus quadripustulatus, common name pine ladybird or pine lady beetle, is a species of beetle of the family Coccinellidae.bugguide.net Brumus quadripustulatus species information.Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS)Encyclopedia of Life Brumus quadripustulatus species overview. The distribution range of Exochomus quadripustulatus includes Europe & Northern Asia (excluding China) and North America.
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Both adults and larvae of this lady beetle are predators, feeding on scale insects; the species consumed include Aonidiella aurantii, Aspidiotus destructor, Carulaspis minima, Coccus viridis, Diaphorina citri, Melanaspis glomerata, Parlatoria blanchardi, Pseudaulacaspis pentagona and Selenaspidus articulatus, many of which are major pests of citrus and other crops.
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Coccinella novemnotata, the nine-spotted ladybug or nine-spotted lady beetle, is a species of ladybug native to North America. The nine-spotted ladybug has been the state insect of New York since 1989,"Symbols of New York State", New York State Department of Environmental Conservation. Retrieved 2008-03-30 though its numbers have declined as the numbers of introduced species such as the seven-spotted ladybug and Asian lady beetle have increased. It was for some time thought extinct in New York,A Few Things Lawmakers Can Agree On, The New York Times, 23 June 2006. so in 2006, the state considered designating the pink spotted ladybug as state insect instead, but the bill did not pass the Senate.
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This lady beetle ranges from lengths of 5.2 to 7 mm long. It is a fairly recognizably species having two similar oval spots on either elytral, along with along a single spot behind the head. The spots vary in size and roundedness. Though the forewings are generally red, they can be orange or yellow.
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Microweisea misella is a species of lady beetle in the family Coccinellidae. It is found in North America. Darkly colored and very small at about 1 to 1.5mm in length, it occurs throughout southern Canada and much of the United States. It preys on Diaspididae scale insects on blueberry and other shrubs and trees.
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Aphids have multiple natural predators, which growers rely on to naturally control the aphid population, such as parasitic wasps, Aphidius spp., as well as the seven spotted lady beetle, Coccinella septempunctata. The parasitic wasps lay their eggs inside of aphids and the larvae then consume the aphids from the inside. These parasitic predators also attack the aphid eggs.
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In population ecology delayed density dependence describes a situation where population growth is controlled by negative feedback operating with a time lag.BONSALL, M.B., HASAN, N. and NAKAMURA, K., 2007. Density dependence and noise determine the long-term dynamics of two species of lady beetle (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae: Epilachninae) in the Indonesian tropics. Ecological Entomology, 32(1), pp. 28-37.
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This is generally an oblong, flattened lady beetle species averaging about six millimetres long. Over most of its range the species is pink in coloration, except for subspecies fuscilabris which is bright orange or red. Each wing cover features 6 black markings. The thorax is a similar shade of red with two large triangular black patches.
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Diomus terminatus is a species of lady beetle in the family Coccinellidae. It is found in throughout eastern North America. It is brown and oval-shaped, with a reddish tinge at the back portion of its elytra, and about 1.5 to 2 mm. It is covered in gold-colored setae, giving it a slightly hairy appearance.
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Janice Lincoln (also known as the Beetle, or otherwise Lady Beetle) is a fictional supervillainess appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. She is the sixth character to assume the Beetle alias, and the daughter of Tombstone. Janice Lincoln made her live-action debut in the Marvel Cinematic Universe film Spider-Man: Far From Home (2019), played by Claire Rushbrook.
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Dinocampus coccinellae is a braconid wasp parasite of coccinellid beetles, including the spotted lady beetle, Coleomegilla maculata. D. coccinellae has been described as turning its ladybird host into a temporary "zombie" guarding the wasp cocoon. About 25% of Coleomegilla maculata recover after the cocoon they are guarding matures, although the proportion of other ladybird species which recover is much lower.
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Isopropyl methoxy pyrazine (IPMP) is a methoxypyrazine, a class of chemical compounds that produce odors. The odor is rather undesirable and is produced by the Asian lady beetle or by the actinomycete Streptomyces sp.Three highly odorous metabolites from an actinomycete: 2-Isopropyl-3-methoxy-pyrazine, methylisoborneol, and geosmin. Nancy N. Gerber, Journal of Chemical Ecology, Volume 3, Number 4, pp.
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Some mice are able to withstand large doses of the toxin. Overwintering adults become less toxic over time making them more vulnerable to predators. In Mexico, about 14% of the overwintering monarchs are eaten by birds and mice. In North America, eggs and first-instar larvae of the monarch are eaten by larvae and adults of the introduced Asian lady beetle (Harmonia axyridis).
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Similarity is most apparent with the seaside lady beetle, but that species is limited to coastal habitats and features much larger black markings. In that species the apical pair of spots on the elytra as well as the pronotum markings are merged, unlike Coleomegilla maculata. The larvae resemble miniature alligators and are dark coloured. They have three pairs of legs and grow to about six millimetres long.
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Some examples include the pine ladybird and kidney-spot ladybird which inhabit the UK, both of which are black ladybirds with red spots. A US example is the twice-stabbed lady beetle. When disturbed by predators they may reflex bleed, an ability shared with other coccinellids. In winter they may congregate in large groups for protection against predators and for better chances of mating in the spring.
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Around a quarter to a third of lady beetles subsequently recover. The cause of this dramatic alteration in the beetle's behaviour is unknown. At the time it occurs the parasite and host are no longer in direct contact, as the wasp pupates externally to the lady beetle. Nolwenn Dheilly and co-workers have suggested that the mechanism involves DcPV; some other experts consider that the evidence for this is incomplete.
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Coelophora inaequalis, the variable ladybird, common Australian lady beetle or common Australian ladybug is a ladybird species endemic to Australia, Oceania and Southern Asia. The variable ladybird gets its name from the black markings on the adult elytra, that vary from one individual to another.Brisbane Insects, Variable Ladybird Beetles - Coelophora inaequalis C. inaequalis was introduced into Florida and Hawaii as a biological control agent to combat Sipha flava, the yellow sugarcane aphid.
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It was known as the "Lady Beetle", comparing its significance to the Volkswagen Beetle in Germany. Other significant models were the Suzuki Fronte, Mitsubishi Minica, Mazda Carol, and the Honda N360. The keis were very minimalist motoring, however, much too small for most family car usage. The most popular economy car segment in the sixties was the 700-800 cc class, embodied by the Toyota Publica, Mitsubishi Colt 800, and the original Mazda Familia.
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Dinocampus coccinellae paralysis virus (DcPV) is a single-stranded, positive- sense RNA virus of insects, in the picorna-like virus family Iflaviridae, which was first characterised in 2015. It asymptomatically infects the parasitic braconid wasp, Dinocampus coccinellae, and has been proposed to be associated with the paralytic effect the wasp has on its host, the spotted lady beetle, Coleomegilla maculata, which it turns into a so-called "zombie bodyguard" for its pupa.
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Several parts of the park have reused design features from the former warehouses, such as steel trellises and wood. The park's design includes -high hills between Piers 2–5, which block noise from the BQE viaduct to the east. The hills were estimated to reduce the noise from the BQE from 75 decibels to 68 decibels. The park also incorporates several natural habitats, which have attracted several wildlife species, including the native but now-rare two-spotted lady beetle.
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The name coccinellids is derived from the Latin word coccineus meaning "scarlet". The name "ladybird" originated in Britain where the insects became known as "Our Lady's bird" or the Lady beetle. Mary (Our Lady) was often depicted wearing a red cloak in early paintings, and the spots of the seven-spot ladybird (the most common in Europe) were said to symbolise her seven joys and seven sorrows. In the United States, the name was adapted to "ladybug".
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Epipleuria is a genus in the lady beetle family (Coccinellidae). It belongs to tribe Coccidulini of subfamily Coccidulinae, which is sometimes subsumed in the Coccinellinae as a tribe with the Coccidulini downranked to subtribe. As of 2005, two dozen species are known, all from the southern half of Africa.Fürsch (2007) The genus was only established in 2001, with the discovery of a number of beetles closely related to "Rhyzobius" epipleuralis but not actually part of the genus Rhyzobius.
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The spotted lady beetle (Coleomegilla maculata) is also able to feed on the eggs and larvae of the Colorado potato beetle (Leptinotarsa decemlineata). The larvae of many hoverfly species principally feed upon aphids, one larva devouring up to 400 in its lifetime. Their effectiveness in commercial crops has not been studied. Predatory Polistes wasp searching for bollworms or other caterpillars on a cotton plant Several species of entomopathogenic nematode are important predators of insect and other invertebrate pests.
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As part of the Marvel NOW! event, Shocker appears as a member of the latest incarnation of the Sinister Six, consisting of himself, Boomerang, Lady Beetle, Speed Demon, Overdrive, and the Living Brain.The Superior Spider-Man #1 Shocker features as one of the main characters in The Superior Foes of Spider-Man, which concludes with Silvermane crowning him the new don of the New York underworld after Shocker saves dozens of mobsters by singlehandedly defeating the Punisher.
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Spiders and many insects are the major predators of Karner blue butterflies. The seven-spotted lady beetle is one of the few confirmed predators of Karner blue butterfly larvae. Paper wasps (Polistes spp.), spined soldier bugs, and ants (Formica spp.) have been observed removing larvae, and the ant Monomorium emarginatum has been seen chewing on Karner blue butterfly eggs. There is currently no explanation for the removal of larvae or chewing of eggs by some of the same ant species that tend larvae.
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Some insects present in the grapes at harvest inevitably end up in the press and for the most part are inoffensive. Others, notably the Asian lady beetle, release unpleasant smelling nitrogen heterocycles as a defensive mechanism when disturbed. In sufficient quantities these can affect the wine's odor and taste. With an olfactory detection threshold of a few ppb, the principal active compound is isopropyl methoxy pyrazine - this molecule is perceived as rancid peanut butter, green bell pepper, urine, or simply bitter.
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These mealybugs may even be transported by workers back to their nest. Predation of P. solenopsis decreases due to tending workers interfering with the predation and parasitism by natural enemies. Mealybugs are preyed on by the lady beetle (Menochilus sexmaculatus) and are hosts of two parasites (Aenasius bambawalei and Acerophagus coccois) if there are no ants present, but this is different if ants are present. Lady beetles are less frequently seen on plants with red imported fire ants, and the rate of "mummy" nymphs is significantly lower.
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Coccinella undecimpunctata, the eleven-spot ladybird or eleven-spotted lady beetle, is a ladybird species endemic to the Palearctic - Europe, North Africa, European Russia, the Caucasus, Siberia, the Russian Far East, Ukraine, Moldova, Kazakhstan, Middle Asia, Western Asia, Afghanistan, Mongolia, China, Pakistan, North India.N. B. Nikitsky and А. S. Ukrainsky , 2016 The Ladybird Beetles (Coleoptera, Coccinellidae) of Moscow Province ISSN 0013-8738, Entomological Review, 2016, Vol. 96, No. 6, pp. 710–735 ISSN 0013-8738 online pdf Fauna Europaea Coccinella undecimpunctata has been introduced to Australia and New Zealand as a biological control agent.
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DcPV appears to be transmitted to the lady beetle during wasp larval development, with viral RNA being present in the abdomen and head of parasitised lady beetles, but absent from resistant beetles in which the wasp larvae fail to develop. In beetles that recover from paralysis, the level of virus declines significantly. Virus particles, together with lipid droplets, have been observed in glial cells of the cerebral ganglia in parasitised lady beetles. After the wasp larva emerges from the beetle, signs of neuropathy develop including numerous vacuoles in the beetle glial cells.
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Lady Beetle Releases for Aphid Control: How to Help Them Work. Clark, J.K., University of California Davis, June 2011. The ability to produce allomones such as farnesene to repel and disperse aphids and to attract their predators has been experimentally transferred to transgenic Arabidopsis thaliana plants using an Eβf synthase gene in the hope that the approach could protect transgenic crops. Eβ farnesene has however found to be ineffective in crop situations although stabler synthetic forms help improve the effectiveness of control using fungal spores and insecticides through increased uptake caused by movements of aphids.
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The current leading biological control method of hemlock woolly adelgid is Sasajiscymnus tsugae, [originally called Pseudoscymnus tsugae]. S. tsugae is a black lady beetle that is relatively host-specific, feeding only on three known aldegid species, including HWA. This beetle was discovered in 1992 while feeding on hemlock woolly adelgid in its natural range of Japan. Since 1995, the DCNR's Bureau of Forestry has released hundreds of thousands of adult S. tsugae beetles into affected hemlock forests of the eastern United States to determine its effectiveness at controlling the spread of the adelgid.
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The adult Chilocorus orbus is a dome-shaped beetle some long with club-shaped antennae. The shiny black elytra bear two oval red patches and the ventral surface of the beetle is reddish. There are other species of black-with-red- spots lady beetle with which this insect might be confused, these being Axion plagiatum, Chilocorus kuwanae, and Olla v-nigrum, however in Chilocorus orbus, the red patches are nearer the head than they are in the other species. The larvae resemble miniature aligators, have long legs and are grey or blackish; they have elongated bodies covered with branching spines.
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In 1888–1889 the vedalia beetle, Rodolia cardinalis, a lady beetle, was introduced from Australia to California to control the cottony cushion scale, Icerya purchasi. This had become a major problem for the newly developed citrus industry in California, but by the end of 1889, the cottony cushion scale population had already declined. This great success led to further introductions of beneficial insects into the US.Coulson, J. R.; Vail, P. V.; Dix M.E.; Nordlund, D.A.; Kauffman, W.C.; Eds. 2000. 110 years of biological control research and development in the United States Department of Agriculture: 1883–1993.
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Hippodamia convergens, the convergent lady beetle, is commonly sold for biological control of aphids. Augmentation involves the supplemental release of natural enemies that occur in a particular area, boosting the naturally occurring populations there. In inoculative release, small numbers of the control agents are released at intervals to allow them to reproduce, in the hope of setting up longer-term control and thus keeping the pest down to a low level, constituting prevention rather than cure. In inundative release, in contrast, large numbers are released in the hope of rapidly reducing a damaging pest population, correcting a problem that has already arisen.
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Because it specifically targets Colorado potato beetles and is native to North America, Lebia grandis shows promise as a biological control species in the United States. However it does not usually occur in sufficient numbers to effect complete control. Populations may need to be augmented by releasing adult beetles but rearing these in bulk presents certain difficulties that have not yet been overcome. Other predators such as the spotted lady beetle (Coleomegilla maculata) also prey on Colorado potato beetles but Lebia grandis is constrained by its chrysomelid larval host to habituate potato fields while other predators may disperse to other sources of food.
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Coccinella transversalis, commonly known as the transverse ladybird or transverse lady beetle is a species of ladybird beetle found from India across southern and southeastern Asia to Malesia and Australia. It is not to be confused with Coccinella transversoguttata, a widespread species in Europe and North America also known as the transverse ladybird. The alternative vernacular of small transverse ladybird may be used for C. transversalis in instances where these two species are discussed together. The transverse ladybird was first described by Danish zoologist Johan Christian Fabricius in 1781 as Coccinella transversalis and still bears its original name.
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Manipulative biological control aims to make use of the lady beetles already present in the environment by making conditions as favorable as possible for them and by avoiding spraying chemicals that will interfere with their predation. Augmentative biological control recognises that lady beetles may be present but may be insufficient in numbers to control the pest species and seeks to make up this deficit. Classical biological control seeks to introduce a species that is not already present in the environment in the hope that it will become established and eventually control the pest. Supplies of the spotted lady beetle are available commercially for this purpose.
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Hophornbean Copperleaf (Acalypha ostryaefolia) Biology and Control The spotted lady beetle (Coleomegilla maculata) commonly lays eggs on this plant when it grows near sweet corn crops in Kentucky. Research has shown that the insect favoured the weed over the corn, even though it was not infested by aphids on which the larvae could feed. The larvae were found to fall from the weeds and crawl across the soil before climbing sweet corn plants. The presence of the weed in close proximity to the crop was beneficial and resulted in more beetle larvae on the crop and fewer aphids than was the case when the weed was absent.
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Also, the soft-bodied aphid-eating larvae of lady beetles, lacewing, and hoverflies may be affected negatively. According to one study a single soap application killed about 15% of lacewing and lady-beetle larvae, and about 65% of predatory mites (Amblyseius andersoni). Green peach aphids are difficult to control since they reproduce quickly (one adult female can deposit up to four nymphs per day) because they tend to reside under the leaves and in leaf axils ("leaf armpits"), where they may not be wetted by a soap spray. Manufacturers indeed state that their insecticidal soaps are only suitable for controlling green peach aphids if used in combination with another insecticide, whereas the same soaps can control other aphids on their own.
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This scale is often associated with ants which feed on the honeydew excreted and defend the insects from attack by predators such as lady beetles. The relationship between Pheidole ants and Coccus viridis in Hawaii is mutualistic.Direct and indirect interactions between ants (Pheidole megacephala), scales (Coccus viridis) and plants (Pluchea indica) In trials involving adding lady beetle larvae and carnivorous lepidopteran larvae to plants infested with green scale with or without ants being present, it was found that the ants actively removed both kinds of larvae, usually within an hour of introduction. The direct effect of this was an increase in scale reproductive success and the indirect effect was a decrease in scale mortality resulting from the removal of predators and a decrease in parasitism rates.
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It has been found experimentally that interplanting a crop susceptible to aphid attack with a flowering plant such as the dandelion, Taraxacum officinale, encouraged predation on aphids because the spotted lady beetles were attracted to their pollen-rich flowers.Coleomegilla maculata (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae) predation on pea aphids promoted by proximity to dandelions The spotted lady beetle commonly oviposits on the native weed, Acalypha ostryaefolia, when it grows near sweet corn crops in Kentucky. A research study showed that the insect favoured the weed over the corn even though it housed no prey insects. The first instar larvae fell from the weed plants and crawled across the soil for a distance of up to eight metres a day before ascending a sweet corn plant or another weed plant.
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Monarch (Danaus plexippus) Amongst the invertebrates, typical insects of the Moist Mixed Grassland ecoregion are monarch (Danaus plexippus), mosquito (Anopheles quadrimaculatus), rose curculi, yellow jacket wasp (Vespula pennsylvanica), sow bug (Malacostraca isopoda), bumblebee (Bombus ternarius), blue-winged olive (Ephemerella cornuta), daddy longlegs (Opiliones), dragonfly, grasshopper (Melanoplus differentialis), harvester ant (Pogonomyrmex), and two-spotted lady beetle (Adalia bipunctata). Gardeners and horticulturists have identified various hemipterans during the growing season affecting their cash crop such as aphids, including the pea aphid (Acyrthosiphon pisum), English grain aphid (Macrosiphum avenae), and green peach aphid (Myzus persicae), spruce gall adelgid (Adelges cooleyi), fairy shrimp (Anostraca) pine needle scale (Chionaspis pinifoliae), tomato psyllid (Bactericera cockerelli), greenhouse whitefly (Trialeurodes vaporariorum), aster leafhopper (Macrosteles quadrilineatus) alfalfa plant bug (Adelphocoris lineolatus), tarnished plant bug (Lygus lineolaris), and black grass bug (Labops hesperius). Freshwater invertebrates of Saskatchewan typically consist of clams (Pelycypoda) (Mollusca Bivalvia), mollusca (Gastropoda and Pelecypoda), leech (Hirudinea), freshwater earthworm Oligochaeta, virile crayfish (Orconectes virilis), Scud (Amphipoda), fairy shrimp (Anostraca), Copepod, water flea (Cladocera), clam shrimp (Conchostraca), water mite (Hydrachnida) caddisfly (Trichoptera), damselfly (Zygoptera), mayfly (Ephemeroptera), alderfly (Megaloptera), seed shrimp (Ostracod), and tadpole shrimp (Notostraca).
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