North Central Agricultural Research Laboratory Site Logo
ARS Home About Us Helptop nav spacerContact Us En Espanoltop nav spacer
Printable VersionPrintable Version     E-mail this pageE-mail this page
Agricultural Research Service United States Department of Agriculture
Search
  Advanced Search
 
Programs and Projects
Subjects of Investigation
Midwestern Carabidologists
IPRI
Research on the Coccinellidae
 

Research Project: PEST BIOLOGY, ECOLOGY, AND INTEGRATED PEST MANAGEMENT FOR SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE

Location: North Central Agricultural Research Laboratory

Title: Survey for Previously Common Native Coccinellidae (Coleoptera)in the Northern Great Plains

Authors
item Hesler, Louis
item Petersen, Jessica - IOWA STATE UNIV

Submitted to: Great Lakes Entomologist
Publication Type: Peer Reviewed Journal
Publication Acceptance Date: December 31, 2008
Publication Date: March 26, 2009
Citation: Hesler, L.S., Petersen, J.D. 2008. Survey for Previously Common Native Coccinellidae (Coleoptera)in the Northern Great Plains. Great Lakes Entomologist. 41: 60-72.

Interpretive Summary: A survey for lady beetles was conducted among agricultural and non-agricultural habitats in 22 counties of South Dakota, North Dakota, Minnesota, and Iowa from 2005 through 2007. A total of 1226 lady beetles were sampled by sweepnetting, timed searches, and the use of Malaise traps. Four native species—Coleomegilla maculata, Hippodamia parenthesis, Hi. convergens, and Hi. tredecimpunctata tibialis—collectively comprised 55.8 percent of all coccinellids sampled, and two non-natives—Coccinella septempunctata and Harmonia axyridis—comprised 34.8 percent of coccinellids sampled. Hippodamia parenthesis, H. convergens, Coc. septempunctata, and Ha. axyridis were also seen commonly while sampling for bean leaf beetle and soybean aphid. Adalia bipunctata, Coccinella transversoguttata richardsoni, and Coc. novemnotata—three previously common native species—were not detected in the survey. The results provide further evidence that the three previously common native species have become extremely difficult to detect within a large region of the northern Great Plains, and suggest that conservation programs for them are urgently needed. Harmonia axyridis and Coc. septempunctata were often found in non-agricultural habitats, providing further evidence of their pervasiveness in the landscape. Adults of Coc. septempunctata were feeding upon native aphids on goldenrod plants at a prairie in Richland County, North Dakota. This result provides further documentation of non-target predation by non-native coccinellids, and suggests that further studies are needed to determine fully the impact of non-native coccinellids on the native aphid fauna.

Technical Abstract: A survey for coccinellids was conducted among agricultural and non-agricultural habitats in 22 counties of South Dakota, North Dakota, Minnesota, and Iowa from 2005 through 2007. A total of 1226 coccinellids were sampled by sweepnetting, timed searches, and the use of Malaise traps. Four native species—Coleomegilla maculata (De Geer), Hippodamia parenthesis (Say), Hi. convergens Guérin-Méneville, and Hi. tredecimpunctata tibialis (Say)—collectively comprised 55.8 percent of all coccinellids sampled, and two non-natives—Coccinella septempunctata L. and Harmonia axyridis (Pallas)—comprised 34.8 percent of coccinellids sampled. Hippodamia parenthesis, H. convergens, Coc. septempunctata, and Ha. axyridis were also seen commonly while sampling for bean leaf beetle and soybean aphid. Adalia bipunctata (L.), Coccinella transversoguttata richardsoni Brown, and Coc. novemnotata Herbst—three previously common native species—were not detected in the survey. The results provide further evidence that A. bipunctata, Coc. novemnotata, and Coc. transversoguttata richardsoni have become extremely difficult to detect within a large region of the northern Great Plains, and suggest that conservation programs for them are urgently needed. Harmonia axyridis and Coc. septempunctata were often found in non-agricultural habitats, providing further evidence of their pervasiveness in the landscape. Adult Coc. septempunctata were feeding upon a native aphid, Uroleucon atriceps (Gillette and Palmer), on goldenrod at a prairie in Richland County, North Dakota. This result provides further documentation of non-target predation by non-native coccinellids, and suggests that further studies are needed to fully determine the impact of non-native coccinellids on the native aphid fauna.

   

 
Project Team
Lundgren, Jonathan
French, Bryan - Wade
Hesler, Louis
Anderson, Randal - Randy
Riedell, Walter
 
Publications
   Publications
 
Related National Programs
  Crop Protection & Quarantine (304)
 
 
Last Modified: 06/19/2013
ARS Home | USDA.gov | Site Map | Policies and Links 
FOIA | Accessibility Statement | Privacy Policy | Nondiscrimination Statement | Information Quality | USA.gov | White House