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| Asian ladybird | | The Asian ladybird (Harmonia axyridis) - this is what the British call it, it’s often a ladybug in America, also known as the Multicolored Asian ladybird or Harlequin ladybird , was brought from Japan to Europe for the purpose of biological pest control at the end of the 20th Century. It has become very widespread.
The body length of the Asian ladybird is from 6 to 8 mm, and its body width is from 5 to 7 mm. The color of the beetles is from a wide spectrum. The wing covers are light yellow to dark red in color . An Asian ladybird usually has 19 spots , although the spots may be so large that the basic color of the wing cover appears to be black, and the red color appears to be the spots. Likewise, the spots can be missing or very faint. The yellowish neck sh... | | |
| | ...male of the species lays its eggs on plants that are infested by aphids. The larvae slip off after a few days and eat up to 1200 aphids during the two weeks of their development. The larva turns into a pupa on a leaf. After about one week the adult Asian ladybird slip off the pupa.
At the production of wine the Asian lady beetle can be a problem. The hemolymph of the beetle affects the taste so dramatically, that the wine is unfit to drink.
Asian ladybirds are commonly found in populated areas, where they seek out (often in large numbers) apartments and houses to hibernate , and can thus be a pest. | | |
| | | ...s however, are non–transient , socially sophisticated and almost perfectly organised.
For humans primarily the honey bee is of interest. There are 9 different species : Apis dorsata laboriosa, Dwarf honey bee, Giant honey bee, Western honey bee Asian, Red honey bee, Apis nigrocincta, Dwarf bush bee, Eastern honey bee and the Asian mountain bee. | | |
| | Asian ladybird feed on large quantities of aphids (from 100 to 270 per day), but also feed on other insects, eggs and larvae.
The Asian ladybird secretes a yellow, bitter poison (hemolymph) when in danger , which significantly reduces the number of its enemies. | | |
| | ... the Colorado potato beetle, Meligethes aeneus and Western corn rootworm are able to destroy entire harvests. Furthermore Bark beetles, Ips typographus, the Old-house borer and Mountain pine beetles destroy wooden structures, forests and woods. The Asian ladybird is among those considered useful , as it is the enemy of many pests in agriculture and forestry. | | |
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