Ladybird (Coleoptera, Coccinellidae) communities on nonnative blue spruce in central Europe-Reference-Cited by-同舟云学术

Ladybird (Coleoptera, Coccinellidae) communities on nonnative blue spruce in central Europe

Published:2024-01-01 Issue:1 Volume:51 Page:18-28
ISSN:1338-7014
Container-title:Folia Oecologica
language:en
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Author:

Jauschová Terézia¹,Sarvašová Lenka¹,Saniga Miroslav¹,Langraf Vladimír²,Holecová Milada³,Honěk Alois⁴,Martinková Zdenka⁴,Skuhrovec Jiří⁴,Kulfan Ján¹,Zach Peter¹

Affiliation:

1. 1 Institute of Forest Ecology, Slovak Academy of Sciences , Ľ. Štúra 2, 960 01 Zvolen , Slovakia

2. 2 Department of Zoology and Anthropology, Faculty of Natural Sciences and Informatics , Constantine the Philosopher University in Nitra , Tr. A. Hlinku 1, 949 01 Nitra , Slovakia

3. 3 Department of Zoology, Faculty of Natural Sciences , Comenius University , Ilkovičova 6 , Bratislava , Slovakia

4. 4 Crop Research Institute , Drnovská 507, 161 06 Praha 6 – Ruzyně , Czech Republic

Abstract

Abstract Blue spruce (Picea pungens) has been planted in urban greenery as an ornamental tree in central Europe for more than 150 years. We investigated whether this nonnative spruce is a convenient habitat for ladybirds (Coleoptera, Coccinellidae). In 2021 and 2022, adults and larvae were sampled in four towns in Slovakia at monthly intervals throughout the growing season, from April to October. We recorded adults of 27 species and larvae of 11 ladybird species. Conifer specialist ladybird species predominated both in adult and larval communities (adults – 9 species, 85.2% of all individuals; larvae – 7 species, 92.1% of all individuals). Exochomus quadripustulatus and Aphidecta obliterata were the most common in adult (31.8% and 33.5% of all individuals, respectively) and larval (57.5% and 25.1% of all individuals, respectively) communities. The most abundant generalist species was nonnative invasive Harmonia axyridis (adults – 5.6%, larvae – 6.8% of all individuals). Adults and larvae of ladybirds were more abundant on solitary trees than on trees growing in groups. Our results confirmed that blue spruce hosts rich ladybird communities and provides them shelter and food resources.

Publisher

Walter de Gruyter GmbH

Subject

Geriatrics and Gerontology

Link

https://www.sciendo.com/pdf/10.2478/foecol-2024-0002

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