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==Natural enemies== |
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[[Entomopathogenic fungus|Entomopathogenic fungi]] used as [[biopesticides]] such as ''[[Metarhizium anisopliae]]'', ''[[Paecilomyces fumosoroseus]]'', and ''[[Beauveria bassiana]]'' can also infect larvae.<ref name="Obrycki1998">{{cite journal|last1=Obrycki|first1=John J.|last2=Kring|first2=Timothy J.|title=Predaceous Coccinellidae in Biological Control |journal=Annual Review of Entomology|date=January 1998|volume=43|issue=1|pages=295–321|doi=10.1146/annurev.ento.43.1.295|pmid=15012392 }}</ref> |
[[Entomopathogenic fungus|Entomopathogenic fungi]] used as [[biopesticides]] such as ''[[Metarhizium anisopliae]]'', ''[[Paecilomyces fumosoroseus]]'', and ''[[Beauveria bassiana]]'' can also infect larvae.<ref name="Obrycki1998">{{cite journal|last1=Obrycki|first1=John J.|last2=Kring|first2=Timothy J.|title=Predaceous Coccinellidae in Biological Control |journal=Annual Review of Entomology|date=January 1998|volume=43|issue=1|pages=295–321|doi=10.1146/annurev.ento.43.1.295|pmid=15012392 }}</ref> |
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''Hippodamia Convergens'' may be a host for different invertebrate parasites such as ''Dinocampus coccinellae, Homalotylus terminalis terminalis, Homalotylus terminalis californicus,'' and ''Tetrapolipus hippodamiae.'' <ref>{{Cite journal |last=Bjørnson |first=S. |date=2008-03 |title=Natural enemies of the convergent lady beetle, Hippodamia convergens Guérin-Méneville: Their inadvertent importation and potential significance for augmentative biological control |url=http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.biocontrol.2007.10.001 |journal=Biological Control |volume=44 |issue=3 |pages=305–311 |doi=10.1016/j.biocontrol.2007.10.001 |issn=1049-9644}}</ref> |
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== References == |
== References == |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Infraorder: | Cucujiformia |
| Family: | Coccinellidae |
| Genus: | Hippodamia |
| Species: | H. convergens
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| Hippodamia convergens Guérin-Méneville, 1842
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Hippodamia convergens, commonly known as the convergent lady beetle, is one of the most common lady beetles in North America and is found throughout the continent. Aphids form their main diet and they are used for the biological control of these pests.
Range
Convergent lady beetles are native to North America, but have also been imported and established in South America by importing beetles from California.[1]
Life cycle
The female lady beetle lays 200 to 300 eggs over several months during spring and early summer. The eggs are small and spindle-shaped and are laid near the prey in upright batches of fifteen to thirty eggs. The larvae are dark and somewhat alligator-shaped.[2] Once the larvae begin feeding, they grow quickly and molt four times over a period of up to a month. The pupal stage lasts about a week and mating takes place soon after adult eclosion. If the food supply is abundant, the female may start laying within about a week of mating, but if it is scarce, she may wait for up to nine months.[3]
Biology
The first larvae that hatch in each batch may start by eating the unhatched eggs. This may provide energy for the larvae before they find any aphids. Fourth-instar larvae may consume about fifty aphids per day and adults may eat about twenty. When aphids are scarce, the adults can eat honeydew, nectar and pollen or even petals and other soft parts of plants.[4] However they must consume aphids in order to reproduce.[5] In the western United States, these beetles may spend up to nine months in diapause in large aggregations in mountain valleys, far from their aphid food sources. In spring, the adults spread out and search for suitable sites to lay their eggs where aphids are plentiful. This dispersal trait is especially marked in this species as compared to other lady beetles.[2]
Biological control
Convergent lady beetles are also used for augmentative biological control to temporarily increase predator numbers to control aphids. The species is available commercially in North America, but because of the overwintering habits of non-reproductive adults, released beetles tend to quickly disperse from their release site. Adults released in enclosed settings such as greenhouses can contribute to lower aphid numbers.[6]
Natural enemies
Entomopathogenic fungi used as biopesticides such as Metarhizium anisopliae, Paecilomyces fumosoroseus, and Beauveria bassiana can also infect larvae.[1]
Hippodamia Convergens may be a host for different invertebrate parasites such as Dinocampus coccinellae, Homalotylus terminalis terminalis, Homalotylus terminalis californicus, and Tetrapolipus hippodamiae. [7]
References
- ^ a b Obrycki, John J.; Kring, Timothy J. (January 1998). "Predaceous Coccinellidae in Biological Control". Annual Review of Entomology. 43 (1): 295–321. doi:10.1146/annurev.ento.43.1.295. PMID 15012392.
- ^ a b Cornell University
- ^ Balduf, W. V. (1935). The Bionomics of Entomophagous Coleoptera. St. Louis, MO: John S. Swift Co.
- ^ Hagen, Kenneth S. (1960). "Biological Control with Lady Beetles". Plants and Gardens: The Brooklyn Botanic Garden Record. 16 (3): 28–35.
- ^ Haug, G. W. (1938). "Rearing the Coccinellid Hippodamia convergens on Frozen Aphids". Annals of the Entomological Society of America. 31 (2): 240–248. doi:10.1093/aesa/31.2.240.
- ^ Obrycki, John J.; Harwood, James D.; Kring, Timothy J.; O'Neil, Robert J. (November 2009). "Aphidophagy by Coccinellidae: Application of biological control in agroecosystems". Biological Control. 51 (2): 244–254. doi:10.1016/j.biocontrol.2009.05.009.
- ^ Bjørnson, S. (2008-03). "Natural enemies of the convergent lady beetle, Hippodamia convergens Guérin-Méneville: Their inadvertent importation and potential significance for augmentative biological control". Biological Control. 44 (3): 305–311. doi:10.1016/j.biocontrol.2007.10.001. ISSN 1049-9644.
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External links
- http://www.ipm.ucdavis.edu/PMG/NE/convergent_lady_beetle.html
- http://www.biocontrol.entomology.cornell.edu/predators/ladybeetles.html
- OSU Agricultural Extension Fact Sheet - ENT-45
- http://bugguide.net/node/view/8374
- Convergent Lady Beetle Video on Vimeo Macro videography of Convergent Lady Beetle colony