The evolutionary fitness of an animal depends significantly upon an optimal diet in both
quantity and quality. Foraging strategies are therefore rigorously shaped by natural selection …

In this critical review of published information, it is shown that many regions of the world
have well-developed faunas of Chrysopidae and Hemerobiidae, many of which are potential …

Food relationships of Coccinellidae have always been actively studied, largely because of
the economic impact of most coccinellid species. Unfortunately the prey-predator …

Factors were examined that could be responsible for the predominance of Coccinella
septempunctata (C7) in most habitats of the Palaearctic and for its successful invasion of the …

The influence of different aphid foods on larval development and adult fecundity of Adalia
bipunctata L. and Coccinella 7‐punctata L. was investigated. Certain aphids such as Myzus …

Coccinellids, particularly their larvae are very voracious. Their foraging behaviour has been
extensively studied in an attempt to determine their potential for controlling pest aphids …

Seven species of Coccinellidae inhabiting citrus groves in Florida were evaluated for ability
to develop and reproduce on the citrus aphids Toxoptera citricida (Kirkaldy) and Aphis …

Summary 1 There are very few studies on prey specialization in predatory insects. Of the
prey that the larvae of the generalist ladybird beetle Adalia bipunctata regularly feed on in …

Summary 1 Harmonia axyridis is a generalist predator with a high range of accepted prey.
Prey differ in nutritive contents, energetic values and cost associated with their capture and …

Pre-imaginal development, immaturesurvival, and reproduction of a ladybird, Coccinella
septempunctata Linnaeus, werestudied in response to six aphid species, Aphiscraccivora …