Expansion of Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis Pall. (Coleoptera, Coccinellidae) in Armenia

Kalashian, M.Yu.; Ghrejyan, T. L.; Karagyan, Gayane

doi:10.1134/s2075111719020073

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“…The first established population in the Caucasus was found in 2011 in Sochi [ 23 ]. Then, H. axyridis occupied the region quickly and became very abundant all over the Black Sea coast of the Russian Caucasus and in adjacent regions [ 9 , 20 , 47 , 48 , 49 , 50 ]. The dynamics of the range of H. axyridis in Europe clearly indicates that the species appeared in the Caucasus from the west as a result of the invasive range expansion [ 9 , 10 , 25 ].…”

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History of the Biodiversity of Ladybirds (Coccinellidae) at the Black Sea Coast of the Russian Caucasus in the Last 120 Years—Does the Landscape Transformation and Establishment of Harmonia axyridis Have an Impact?

Bieńkowski

Orlova-Bieñkowskaja

2020

Insects

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Studies of the history of regional insect fauna are important for understanding the changes in ecosystems. We analyzed the dynamics of ladybird fauna at the main sea resort of Russia over a period of 120 years to determine the following: (1) what species disappeared and what species appeared during landscape transformation; (2) what alien species introduced for pest control have been observed to date; and (3) whether the establishment of the global invader Harmonia axyridis (Coccinellidae) caused the extinction of some ladybird species in the Caucasus. We examined specimens collected by us and 54 other collectors including specimens from old museum collections and detected 62 species, 50 of which were collected in recent years (2011–2020). Landscape transformation and recreational use have caused not a decrease but an increase in ladybird biodiversity. Twenty-nine of 34 species recorded before 1930 have been observed in the region to date. Twenty-three other species have spontaneously spread to the region between 1930 and 2020 because of the creation of suitable anthropogenic habitats or because of unintentional introduction. Rodolia cardinalis, Cryptolaemus montrouzieri, Lindorus lophanthae, and Serangium montazerii were released for pest control, and they occur in gardens and streets but not in natural habitats. Harmonia axyridis, which appeared approximately 10 years ago, is abundant in urban and natural habitats, but there is no evidence that it caused the elimination of any ladybird species.

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