Living with the enemy: Parasites and pathogens of the ladybird Harmonia axyridis

BioControl

Volumn 56, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 663-679

  Roy, Helen E ^a   Rhule, Emma ^b   Harding, Susanne ^c   Handley, Lori Jayne Lawson ^d   Poland, Remy L ^e   Riddick, Eric W ^f   Steenberg, Tove ^g  

^a CENTRE FOR ECOLOGY AND HYDROLOGY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^d UNIVERSITY OF HULL   (United Kingdom)

^e Clifton College   (United Kingdom)

^f AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

^g AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

Author keywords

EICA; Enemy release hypothesis; Harmonia axyridis; Natural enemies; Parasites; Pathogens

Indexed keywords

BEETLE; BIOLOGICAL CONTROL; COMPETITIVE ABILITY; ENEMY RELEASE HYPOTHESIS; ENVIRONMENTAL RISK; HOME RANGE; INVASIVE SPECIES; LIFE HISTORY TRAIT; LIFE TABLE; NATURAL ENEMY; NATURE CONSERVATION; PARASITE; PARASITE RESISTANCE; PATHOGEN; POPULATION DISTRIBUTION; POPULATION GROWTH; POPULATION REGULATION; PREDATOR;

COCCINELLIDAE; HARMONIA AXYRIDIS;

EID: 80052196900     PISSN: 13866141     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10526-011-9387-1     Document Type: Review

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