Eur. J. Entomol. 97 (4): 555-558, 2000 | DOI: 10.14411/eje.2000.086

Life history of Adalia bipunctata (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae) in Japan

Yasuyuki SAKURATANI, Yoshihito MATSUMOTO, Motoki OKA, Takahiko KUBO, Atsushi FUJII, Minatsu UOTANI, Toru TERAGUCHI
Entomological Laboratory, Faculty of Agriculture, Kinki University, Nara 631-8505, Japan

Adalia bipunctata is a well-known predaceous ladybird distributed in Europe, Central Asia and North America. This species has not been recorded in Japan. Recently, we found this species in the Osaka Bay area in central Japan, and assume that it was imported with goods such as timber by ships. We studied the life history and the distribution in the Osaka Bay area since the initial discovery. The larvae and adults preyed on aphids (mainly, Periphyllus viridis) on trees such as Acer buergerianum and Rhaphiolepis umbellata. The over-wintered adults appeared in March and laid eggs. The adults emerged in spring, and were in the rolled leaves throughout the rest of the year. Thus, in Japan this ladybird is univoltine with long inactivity in adult. The life history of Japanese population of A. bipunctata differs considerably from other areas where populations are multivoltine. The developmental threshold was estimated to be 6.3°C and the sum of effective temperatures was 322.6 day-degrees for the period from egg to adult emergence. Predation on prepupae of A. bipunctata by the larvae of native species such as Harmonia axyridis was observed occasionally.

Keywords: Adalia bipunctata, Harmonia axyridis, ladybird, univoltine, life history, immigrant, intraguild predation, Japan

Received: January 6, 2000; Accepted: August 20, 2000; Published: December 30, 2000  Show citation

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SAKURATANI, Y., MATSUMOTO, Y., OKA, M., KUBO, T., FUJII, A., UOTANI, M., & TERAGUCHI, T. (2000). Life history of Adalia bipunctata (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae) in Japan. EJE, 97(4), 555-558. doi: 10.14411/eje.2000.086
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