Natural enemies of the Coccinellidae: Parasites, pathogens, and parasitoids

By E. Riddick, T. Cottrell, K. Kidd. 2009

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We review aspects of the life histories of representative enemies of coccinellids (both entomophagous and phytophagous species) and expose both potential and real effects that they have on life parameters of their hosts. Lady beetles are attacked by a variety of natural enemies (bacteria, fungi, mites, nematodes, protozoa, wasps, flies). Few of these enemies have the ability to alter significantly the population dynamics of their hosts. This review should encourage further research to help define the role of natural enemies in the population dynamics of coccinellids. Ultimately, the conservation of beneficial lady beetles and the management of nuisance and pestiferous ones should be major emphases of research on coccinellid–natural enemy interactions.

Subfields: Insect Science, Molecular Biology, Plant Science

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Citations in the corpus

• Ecological genetics of invasive alien species (2011, background): “…practical applications for designing and implementing quarantine strategies, identifying natural enemies as potential biological control agents (Roderick and Navajas 2003), defining ecological characteristics of introduced populations to predict their spread (Kolar and Lodge 2001), and…”
• The harlequin ladybird, Harmonia axyridis: global perspectives on invasion history and ecology (2016, background): “Transmission of H. virescens occurs mainly during sexual contact, as exemplified by the non-random distribution of thalli on the body of males and females (Riddick et al. 2009; Welch et al. 2001); infection can be considered as a sexually transmitted disease (Welch et al. 2001).”
• Assessing the trophic ecology of the Coccinellidae: Their roles as predators and as prey (2009, background): “Parasitoids, parasites (mites) and pathogens (nematodes, viruses, protozoa, bacteria, and fungi) are widespread in many coccinellid populations (Riddick et al., 2009), and their geographic and host”