Project

Adaptation capacity and ecological impact of the exotix predatory beetle Harmonia axyridis

Code
3F009608
Duration
01 October 2008 → 30 September 2012
Funding
Regional and community funding: Special Research Fund, Research Foundation - Flanders (FWO)
Research disciplines
  • Natural sciences
    • Plant biology
  • Agricultural and food sciences
    • Agricultural plant production
    • Horticultural production
Keywords
IGP intraguild predation harmonia axyridis Episyrphus balteatus
 
Project description

The multicoloured Asian ladybeetle (Harmonia axyridis) has established itself in our regions after releases as biological control agent. It's a possible threat to native fauna. Interactions between H. axyridis and hoverflies, with Episyrphus balteatus as a model species, will be investigated, both in laboratorium as in field conditions. To assess the potential to establish, the cold tolerance will be determined.