Distribution and Some Biological Features of Invasive Species Harmonia axyridis in the Crimea

Resumo

We present data on the distribution of an invasive species Asian ladybird Harmonia axyridis in the Crimea, the presence in Crimean populations of different morphological types of H. axyridis, and the population ratio of the two most numerous species of Coccinellidae, namely, Harmonia axyridis and Adalia bipunctata, in connection with their possible competition.