What makes lady beetles effective natural enemies in preventative biological control?
Based on the reconsideration of traditional criteria for assessing the efficacy of natural enemies, the screening of coccinellids for preventative control of aphids was conducted. The result suggests that there is no causation between the female size (weight) and the reproductive potential of the te...
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| description | Based on the reconsideration of traditional criteria for assessing the efficacy of natural enemies, the screening of coccinellids for preventative control of aphids was conducted. The result suggests that there is no causation between the female size (weight) and the reproductive potential of the tested species. Considering that size does not matter in preventative releases, it is more cost-effective to produce small lady beetles. Essential and non-essential ecological knowledge for the efficacy assessment is discussed. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-72f40adf148642cdbee8e3614925aee52022-12-21T23:40:56ZengEDP SciencesBIO Web of Conferences2117-44582020-01-01210001810.1051/bioconf/20202100018bioconf_bpp2020_00018What makes lady beetles effective natural enemies in preventative biological control?Belyakova NataliaPolikarpova YuliaBased on the reconsideration of traditional criteria for assessing the efficacy of natural enemies, the screening of coccinellids for preventative control of aphids was conducted. The result suggests that there is no causation between the female size (weight) and the reproductive potential of the tested species. Considering that size does not matter in preventative releases, it is more cost-effective to produce small lady beetles. Essential and non-essential ecological knowledge for the efficacy assessment is discussed.https://www.bio-conferences.org/articles/bioconf/full_html/2020/05/bioconf_bpp2020_00018/bioconf_bpp2020_00018.html |
| spellingShingle | Belyakova Natalia Polikarpova Yulia What makes lady beetles effective natural enemies in preventative biological control? BIO Web of Conferences |
| title | What makes lady beetles effective natural enemies in preventative biological control? |
| title_full | What makes lady beetles effective natural enemies in preventative biological control? |
| title_fullStr | What makes lady beetles effective natural enemies in preventative biological control? |
| title_full_unstemmed | What makes lady beetles effective natural enemies in preventative biological control? |
| title_short | What makes lady beetles effective natural enemies in preventative biological control? |
| title_sort | what makes lady beetles effective natural enemies in preventative biological control |
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