Browsing by Subject "Microsporidiosis"

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Intraspecies transmission and effects of an unidentified microsporidium on the convergent lady beetle, Hippodamia convergens Guérin-Méneville (Coleoptera:Coccinellidae), used for biological control

Joudrey, Philip E. (Halifax, N.S. : Saint Mary's University, 2006)

Convergent lady beetles, Hippodamia convergens Guérin-Méneville, are often used for aphid control in agriculture and in home gardens. Beetles are collected from overwintering sites in California and are customarily released ...
Microsporidia-host interactions in beneficial lady beetles : factors that influence chronic disease

Steele, Thomas Jean (Halifax, N.S. : Saint Mary's University, 2023-04-27)

Lady beetles produce species-specific defensive compounds (alkaloids) that are toxic to some predators and deters others with their foul taste. Some lady beetle alkaloids, such as harmonine from Harmonia axyridis, ...

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