为探究昆虫生命周期参数的表型可塑性如何适应环境，来自托木斯克的研究人员开展了对亚洲异色瓢虫（Harmonia axyridis）热反应规范的研究。结果表明，不同食物和光周期影响其发育速率、温度阈值等，该研究有助于理解昆虫对环境的适应性。 昆虫生命周期的 ...

The effects of various temperatures on the development and survival of Harmonia axyridis (Pallas) (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae) and Chrysoperla externa (Hagen) (Neuroptera: Chrysopidae) fed on ...

Because of its delicate, yet extremely variable, patterning, the lady beetle species Harmonia axyridis is sometimes called Harlequin ladybird. However, this insect has no comical characteristics. At ...

When H. axyridis and its relative Coccinella septempunctata, which is native to Germany, are infected with pathogenic bacteria, both beetle species produce antibacterial peptides.However, the ...

A research team focused on the multicolored Asian ladybird beetle Harmonia axyridis (also known as the harlequin ladybird), which lives mainly in Siberia and East Asia, and shows >200 color ...

Harmonia axyridis (Pallas) was first detected in north Florida in 1993 feeding on crape myrtle aphids, Sarucallis kahawaluokalani (Kirkaldy) on crape myrtle, Lagerstroemia indica L. This lady beetle ...

Meanwhile, the Asian lady beetle prefers indoor lodging. Scientifically known as Harmonia axyridis, it enters garages, porches and homes when the weather turns cold, Richard Zack of Washington ...