Species assemblages of ladybirds including the harlequin ladybird Harmonia axyridis: a comparison at large spatial scale in urban habitats

We evaluated the status of native ladybird assemblages in the presence of the non-native ladybird Harmonia axyridis Pallas (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae) in three European countries. To achieve this, we assessed the abundance of ladybirds from common host plants in urban areas of Great Britain, Czech R...

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Published inBioControl (Dordrecht, Netherlands) Vol. 62; no. 3; pp. 409 - 421
Main Authors Viglášová, Sandra, Nedvěd, Oldřich, Zach, Peter, Kulfan, Ján, Parák, Michal, Honěk, Alois, Martinková, Zdenka, Roy, Helen E.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Dordrecht Springer Netherlands 01.06.2017
Springer Nature B.V
Subjects
Abundance
Agriculture
Animal Biochemistry
Animal Ecology
Aphidoidea
Behavioral Sciences
Biodiversity
Biomedical and Life Sciences
Coleoptera
Czech Republic
ecological resilience
Ecosystem resilience
Entomology
Great Britain
Habitats
Harmonia axyridis
Host plants
Indigenous species
Insects
Life Sciences
Plant Pathology
Slovakia
Species
Species diversity
Urban areas
Czech Republic
Great Britain
Slovakia
Aphids
Invasive species
Coleoptera
Host plant
Community
Diversity
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Summary:We evaluated the status of native ladybird assemblages in the presence of the non-native ladybird Harmonia axyridis Pallas (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae) in three European countries. To achieve this, we assessed the abundance of ladybirds from common host plants in urban areas of Great Britain, Czech Republic and Slovak Republic in 2014. We determined (i) the effects of season, host plant, location, abundance of H. axyridis and aphids on the ladybird species assemblage, (ii) the relationship between ladybird abundance and aphid density, (iii) the relationship between diversity of native ladybird species and the abundance of H. axyridis . There was a non-linear relationship between abundance of ladybirds and abundance of aphids but we found the abundance of other ladybird species was not correlated with H. axyridis . We highlight the value of large-spatial scale studies for revealing patterns in community assemblages and ultimately informing understanding of ecosystem resilience.
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ISSN:1386-6141
1573-8248
DOI:10.1007/s10526-017-9793-0