North American Distribution ofCoccinella septempunctata(Coleoptera: Coccinellidae) and Its Mass Appearance in Coastal Delaware
作者:
Paul W. Schaefer,
Richard J. Dysart,
Harold B. Specht,
期刊:
Environmental Entomology
(OUP Available online 1987)
卷期:
Volume 16,
issue 2
页码: 368-373
ISSN:0046-225X
年代: 1987
DOI:10.1093/ee/16.2.368
出版商: Oxford University Press
关键词: Coccinella septempunctata;dispersion;beneficial insects;mass mortality;biological control;aphid predator
数据来源: OUP
摘要:
The Palearctic sevenspotted ladybeetle,Coccinella septempunctataL., well established in North America, has now spread through parts of five Canadian provinces and 34 contiguous eastern states of the United States. In southern coastal Delaware in June 1984, a mass appearance ofC. septempunctataoccurred where wind systems brought masses of these beetles into the area from unknown sources and dropped them into the seawater. Large numbers then washed up on beaches, and some surviving beetles annoyed vacationers and even bit some people. We speculate on the original establishment of this insect in North America. Presenting evidence previously overlooked, we add to speculation that early intentional releases led to establishment of this predator in North America. However, accidental importation on transoceanic ships cannot be ruled out.
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