Kairomones are chemical signals that mediate interspecific interactions beneficial to
organisms that detect the cues. These attractants can be individual compounds or mixtures …

Dispersal represents a key life-history trait with several implications for the fitness of
organisms, population dynamics and resilience, local adaptation, meta-population …

Insecticidal Bacillus thuringiensis Berliner (Bt) toxins produced by transgenic cotton
(Gossypium hirsutum L.) plants have become an essential component of cotton pest …

Abstract The Asian lady beetle Harmonia axyridis (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae) is a biological
control agent that also may adversely impact other coccinellid species. Life table parameters …

Lady beetles are key predators in agricultural systems and their impact can be enhanced by
plant resources. Facilitation of lady beetles is a potentially effective pest management …

We investigated prey-search activity of a predatory ladybird, Cheilomenes propinqua
Mulsant (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae), evaluated as the mean walking speed of males and …

The abundance and species composition of adult ladybird communities (Coleoptera:
Coccinellidae) were investigated on two congeneric trees, native Norway spruce (Picea …

Tenuisvalvae notata, native to South America and Cryptolaemus montrouzieri, native to
Australia are ladybeetle predators of mealybugs. They can encounter and interact with each …

We studied the mating behaviour of the predaceous ladybird beetle, Harmonia dimidiata
(Fabricius)(Coleoptera: Coccinellidae). The courtship behaviour of the male involves the …

Many animal species have movement abilities. Behavior is important for evolutionary
ecology because animal movement leads to dispersal, migration, search for food and mates …