The mitochondrial genome of the multicolored Asian lady beetle Harmonia axyridis (Pallas) and a phylogenetic analysis of the Polyphaga (Insecta: Coleoptera)

As one component of an Integrated Pest Management program for Midwestern wine grapes, we examined the efficacy of several insecticides on adults of the multicolored Asian lady beetle, Harmonia axyridis (Pallas) (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae). For field trials, percentages of clusters with at least one H. axyridis were recorded for each plot before treatment and on the day of harvest. We also examined the efficacy of insecticides under laboratory conditions via two routes of exposure, topical application and insecticide residues. In the 2004 field trials, the percentage of clusters infested with H. axyridis adults at harvest was statistically lower in plots treated with bifenthrin applied 7 days before harvest (DBH), carbaryl 10 DBH, and in plots covered with floating row cover compared to the untreated plots. In 2005, the percentage of clusters infested with H. axyridis adults at harvest in plots treated with zeta-cypermethrin 7 DBH, bifenthrin 22 and 7 DBH, and imidacloprid 1 DBH was statistically lower than beetle infestation in the untreated plots. In the laboratory, bifenthrin, carbaryl, and thiamethoxam were lethal to H. axyridis adults 7 days after treatment. Based on the efficacy results, labeled insecticides, pre-harvest intervals, and the late-season influx of H. axyridis infestations, chemical control is currently limited to carbaryl, malathion, and/or imidacloprid. Accepted for publication 13 June 2006. Published 3 October 2006.

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Phenotypic Plasticity of the Thermal Reaction Norms for Development in the Multicolored Asian Lady Beetle, Harmonia axyridis (Pallas) (Coleoptera, Coccinellidae)

Entomological Review ◽

10.1134/s0013873820060019 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 100 (6) ◽

pp. 727-744

Author(s):

Е. B. Lopatina ◽

S. Ya. Reznik ◽

A. N. Ovchinnikov ◽

A. A. Ovchinnikova ◽

О. S. Bezman-Moseyko ◽

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Keyword(s):

Phenotypic Plasticity ◽

Harmonia Axyridis ◽

Thermal Reaction ◽

Lady Beetle ◽

Reaction Norms ◽

Asian Lady Beetle ◽

Multicolored Asian Lady Beetle ◽

Harmonia Axyridis Pallas

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The Multicolored Asian Lady Beetle (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae): Orientation to Aggregation Sites

Journal of Entomological Science ◽

10.18474/0749-8004-35.2.150 ◽

2000 ◽

Vol 35 (2) ◽

pp. 150-157 ◽

Cited By ~ 24

Author(s):

C. A. Nalepa ◽

K. A. Kidd ◽

D. I. Hopkins

Keyword(s):

Chemical Cues ◽

Harmonia Axyridis ◽

Lady Beetle ◽

Aggregation Pheromones ◽

Mail Order ◽

Contact Chemoreception ◽

Asian Lady Beetle ◽

Multicolored Asian Lady Beetle ◽

Harmonia Axyridis Pallas ◽

Over Time

Several studies were conducted to determine the cues used by the lady beetle Harmonia axyridis (Pallas) when orienting to aggregation sites in autumn: (1) artificial shelters modeled after those commercially available in mail order catalogues were baited with live adults and hung on the outside of buildings known from past years to be aggregation sites, (2) differential arrival of the two sexes at overwintering sites was examined by collecting and sexing the beetles alighting on buildings at two points in time during the aggregation period, and (3) the distribution of overwintering H. axyridis among beehives was determined in ten apiaries. Results indicate no preference for the artificial shelters and no orientation to the conspecifics within them. Sex ratios of beetles arriving at aggregation sites were consistent over time in two of the three sites examined. During winter, adult H. axyridis were non-randomly distributed among physically similar beehives. We conclude that there is little evidence for volatile aggregation pheromones and suggest that the chemical cues that mediate the final stages of aggregation behavior in H. axyridis may be based on contact chemoreception with conspecifics or the feces and residues that persist in aggregation sites from previous years.

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The Multicolored Asian Lady Beetle, Harmonia axyridis (Pallas) (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae), Disperses the Hemlock Woolly Adelgid, Adelges tsugae (Annand) (Hemiptera: Adelgidae)

The Coleopterists Bulletin ◽

10.1649/0010-065x-72.3.612 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 72 (3) ◽

pp. 612 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Christy Leppanen ◽

Daniel Simberloff

Keyword(s):

Harmonia Axyridis ◽

Hemlock Woolly Adelgid ◽

Adelges Tsugae ◽

Lady Beetle ◽

Asian Lady Beetle ◽

Multicolored Asian Lady Beetle ◽

Harmonia Axyridis Pallas

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Characterizing the adult and larval transcriptome of the multicolored Asian lady beetle,Harmonia axyridis

PeerJ ◽

10.7717/peerj.2098 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 4 ◽

pp. e2098 ◽

Cited By ~ 4

Author(s):

Lindsay A. Havens ◽

Matthew D. MacManes

Keyword(s):

Harmonia Axyridis ◽

Color Polymorphism ◽

Lady Beetle ◽

Life Stages ◽

Transcriptome Data ◽

Evolutionary Processes ◽

Critical Information ◽

Asian Lady Beetle ◽

Multicolored Asian Lady Beetle

The reasons for the evolution and maintenance of striking visual phenotypes are as widespread as the species that display these phenotypes. While study systems such asHeliconiusandDendrobatidaehave been well characterized and provide critical information about the evolution of these traits, a breadth of new study systems, in which the phenotype of interest can be easily manipulated and quantified, are essential for gaining a more general understanding of these specific evolutionary processes. One such model is the multicolored Asian lady beetle,Harmonia axyridis, which displays significant elytral spot and color polymorphism. Using transcriptome data from two life stages, adult and larva, we characterize the transcriptome, thereby laying a foundation for further analysis and identification of the genes responsible for the continual maintenance of spot variation inH. axyridis.

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Efficient synthesis of (R)-harmonine – the toxic principle of the multicolored Asian lady beetle (Harmonia axyridis)

Organic & Biomolecular Chemistry ◽

10.1039/c5ob00461f ◽

2015 ◽

Vol 13 (18) ◽

pp. 5139-5146 ◽

Cited By ~ 9

Author(s):

Nadja C. Nagel ◽

Anita Masic ◽

Uta Schurigt ◽

Wilhelm Boland

Keyword(s):

Antimicrobial Activity ◽

Leishmania Major ◽

Harmonia Axyridis ◽

Lady Beetle ◽

Efficient Synthesis ◽

Toxic Principle ◽

Asian Lady Beetle ◽

Multicolored Asian Lady Beetle

An efficient and flexible synthesis of (R)-harmonine and putative biosynthetic precursors has been developed. Furthermore, its antimicrobial activity againstLeishmania majoris demonstrated.

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