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THE OCCURRENCE OF HARMONIA AXYRIDIS (PALLAS) (COLEOPTERA: COCCINELLIDAE) IN CANADA

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  31 May 2012

Daniel Coderre ,
Éric Lucas  and
Isabelle Gagné
Daniel Coderre
Affiliation:
Département des Sciences biologiques, Université du Québec á Montréal, CP 8888, Succ. Centre-ville, Montréal, Québec, Canada H3C 3P8
Éric Lucas
Affiliation:
Département des Sciences biologiques, Université du Québec á Montréal, CP 8888, Succ. Centre-ville, Montréal, Québec, Canada H3C 3P8
Isabelle Gagné
Affiliation:
Département des Sciences biologiques, Université du Québec á Montréal, CP 8888, Succ. Centre-ville, Montréal, Québec, Canada H3C 3P8
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In a study on the population dynamics of the predators of insect pests in apple orchards of Quebec, three specimens of the Asian coccinellid Harmonia axyridis were found. This is the first occurrence of this species in Canada

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The Canadian Entomologist , Volume 127 , Issue 4 , August 1995 , pp. 609 - 611
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Copyright © Entomological Society of Canada 1995

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