MASS APPEARANCE OF LADY BEETLES (COLEOPTERA, COCCINELLIDAE) ON NORTH-CAROLINA BEACHES

Authors
NALEPA CA AHLSTROM KR NAULT BA WILLIAMS JL
Citation
Ca. Nalepa et al., MASS APPEARANCE OF LADY BEETLES (COLEOPTERA, COCCINELLIDAE) ON NORTH-CAROLINA BEACHES, Entomological news, 109(4), 1998, pp. 277-281
Citations number
22
Categorie Soggetti
Entomology
Journal title
Entomological news → ACNP
ISSN journal
0013872X
Volume
109
Issue
4
Year of publication
1998
Pages
277 - 281
Database
ISI
SICI code
0013-872X(1998)109:4<277:MAOLB(>2.0.ZU;2-Q
Abstract
A mass appearance of lady beetles on the North Carolina coast was inve stigated in May of 1996. Six species of lady beetles were identified, with Hippodamia convergens and Coccinella septempunctata predominating . It is suggested that the insects were first-generation adults disper sing from senescing grain fields.