The multicoloured Asian Ladybird Harmonia axyridis Pallas (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae), a threat for native aphid predators in Belgium?

Belgian Journal of Zoology

Volumn 133, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 195-196

  Adriaens, Tim ^a   Branquart, Etienne ^b   Maes, Dirk ^a  

^a RESEARCH INSTITUTE FOR NATURE AND FOREST INBO   (Belgium)

^b Belgian Biodiversity Platform   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Belgium; Biological control; Harmonia axyridis; Invasive alien species; Multicoloured Asian Ladybird

Indexed keywords

BIOCONTROL AGENT; BIOLOGICAL INVASION; NATIVE SPECIES; PREDATOR;

APHIDIDAE; COCCINELLIDAE; COLEOPTERA; HARMONIA AXYRIDIS;

EID: 0345566164     PISSN: 07776276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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