The multicolored Asian lady beetle, (Pallas), has become a contaminant pest in wine grapes. Feeding behavior, phenology, and management options of in wine grapes were studied. Concentrations of potential compounds (3-isopropyl-2-methoxypyrazines) responsible for the -related taint among wine made...
glabripennis collected from the former Chicago, IL, USA infestation were estimated via flow cytometry. The A. glabripennis specimens sequenced for this project were obtained from a USDA-APHIS colony stocked with the descendants of beetles collected from current and former infestations in IL, NY...
The infestation on each shoot was rated for the presence of ACP stages on a 0 to 3 scale: 0 = none, 1 = eggs and first instars, 2 = second and third instars, 3 = fourth and fifth instars. One infested flush was collected and examined in the laboratory under a microscope to ...
To provide additional evidence regarding the efficiency of high trunk truncation treatment in controlling ALB, the practice of high trunk truncation treatment was implemented in another two regions affected by ALB infestation. These regions were Lingshou and Gaoyang, Hebei Province. The total captured ...
Control infestations & prevent beetles from getting insideIf Asian lady beetles have started wandering into your home, there are plenty of easy steps you can take to eradicate the infestation. While these bugs have a bad reputation, you...