Impacts of two introduced ladybeetles, <em>Coccinella septempunctata</em> and <em>Harmonia axyridis</em> (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae), on native coccinellid species at Mount St. Helens, Washington and in southwestern Virginia

To assess changes in coccinellid communities subsequent to the introduction of two non-native species, Coccinella septempunctata and Harmonia axyridis, ladybird numbers were monitored over a 20 year period at Mt. Saint Helens, Washington and in three years between 1996 and 2004 in southwestern Virgi...

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Main Author: Sheehy, Catherine Marie
Published: Trace: Tennessee Research and Creative Exchange 2007
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Online Access:http://trace.tennessee.edu/utk_gradthes/230