Discovery of an alien invasive, predatory insect in South Africa: The multicoloured Asian ladybird beetle, Harmonia axyridis (Pallas) (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae)

South African Journal of Science

Volumn 103, Issue 3-4, 2007, Pages 123-126

  Stals, Riaan ^a   Prinsloo, Goddy ^b  

^a PLANT PROTECTION RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (South Africa)

^b ARC Small Grain Institute   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

APHID; BEETLE; BIOCONTROL AGENT; BIOLOGICAL INVASION; INTERSPECIFIC COMPETITION; INTRAGUILD PREDATION; INTRODUCED SPECIES; PEST SPECIES; PHENOTYPIC PLASTICITY;

AFRICA; EURASIA; EUROPE; NORTH AMERICA; SOUTH AFRICA; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

APHIDIDAE; COCCINELLIDAE; COLEOPTERA; HARMONIA AXYRIDIS; HEXAPODA; INSECTA; INVERTEBRATA;

EID: 34548610178     PISSN: 00382353     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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