Establishment and spread of the invasive ladybird Harmonia axyridis (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae) in Greece: based on contributions from citizen scientists. Angelidou, Ι., Demetriou, J., Christou, M., Koutsoukos, E., Kazilas, C., Georgiades, P., Kalaentzis, K., Κontodimas, D. C., Groom, Q., Roy, H. E., & Martinou, A. F. Biological Invasions, 25(3):889 – 900, Institute for Ionics, 2023. Cited by: 2; All Open Access, Green Open Access, Hybrid Gold Open Access![Establishment and spread of the invasive ladybird Harmonia axyridis (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae) in Greece: based on contributions from citizen scientists [link]](https://bibbase.org/img/filetypes/link.svg "link")
Paper doi abstract bibtex Harmonia axyridis (Pallas, 1773), also known as the harlequin ladybird, is an invasive non-native species intentionally introduced to many countries as a biological control agent of agricultural pests. In Greece, H. axyridis was first introduced as a biological control agent in 1994, with releases taking place between 1994 and 2000. For many years there was no evidence to indicate that H. axyridis had established self-sustaining populations. In 2008, a citizen science campaign was initiated aimed at raising awareness regarding the invasive status of H. axyridis to farmers and agronomists. The campaign did not yield results, and it was discontinued in 2011. During this study, the distribution, phenology, and presence of H. axyridis in different habitat types and protected areas in Greece are investigated, using both citizen science data and literature records. Records from iΝaturalist, the Alientoma database and social media examined herein demonstrate that H. axyridis has been established in Greece since 2010. Harmonia axyridis is currently present in 13 administrative districts of Greece, most of them at a considerable distance from the initial release sites. The harlequin ladybird is present in urban and agricultural habitats as well as seventeen NATURA 2000 sites. The adverse socioeconomic and environmental impacts of H. axyridis are briefly discussed alongside suggestions for management activities. Based on our findings, we propose the establishment of a national monitoring scheme for H. axyridis and native ladybirds that will also encourage public participation in recording ladybird observations and provide information on the distribution, spread and impact of this invasive non-native species. © 2022, The Author(s).
@ARTICLE{Angelidou2023889,
author = {Angelidou, Ιoanna and Demetriou, Jakovos and Christou, Maria and Koutsoukos, Evangelos and Kazilas, Christos and Georgiades, Pantelis and Kalaentzis, Konstantinos and Κontodimas, Dimitris C. and Groom, Quentin and Roy, Helen E. and Martinou, Angeliki F.},
title = {Establishment and spread of the invasive ladybird Harmonia axyridis (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae) in Greece: based on contributions from citizen scientists},
year = {2023},
journal = {Biological Invasions},
volume = {25},
number = {3},
pages = {889 – 900},
doi = {10.1007/s10530-022-02955-8},
url = {https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85144013911&doi=10.1007%2fs10530-022-02955-8&partnerID=40&md5=f8fd829f7bceda2027957537f4f531fa},
affiliations = {Vector Ecology and Applied Entomology Laboratory, Joint Services Health Unit, British Forces Cyprus, RAF Akrotiri, BFPO 57, Limassol, Cyprus; Enalia Physis Environmental Research Centre, Akropoleos, 2, Aglantzia, Nicosia, Cyprus; Climate and Atmosphere Research Centre/CARE-C, The Cyprus Institute, Athalassa Campus, 20, Konstantinou Kavafi Street, Aglantzia, Nicosia, 2121, Cyprus; Department of Ecology and Systematics, Faculty of Biology, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens, 15784, Greece; Institute of Biology, Sylvius Laboratory, Leiden University, Sylviusweg 72, Leiden, 2333 BE, Netherlands; Naturalis Biodiversity Center, PO Box 9517, Leiden, 2300 RA, Netherlands; Hydrobiological Station of Rhodes, Hellenic Centre for Marine Research, Cos Street, Rhodes, 85100, Greece; Lab. of Agricultural Entomology, Benaki Phytopathological Institute, 8, Stefanou Delta,Kifissia, Attiki, 145 61, Greece; Meise Botanic Garden, Meise, Belgium; UK Centre for Ecology and Hydrology, Oxfordshire, United Kingdom},
abstract = {Harmonia axyridis (Pallas, 1773), also known as the harlequin ladybird, is an invasive non-native species intentionally introduced to many countries as a biological control agent of agricultural pests. In Greece, H. axyridis was first introduced as a biological control agent in 1994, with releases taking place between 1994 and 2000. For many years there was no evidence to indicate that H. axyridis had established self-sustaining populations. In 2008, a citizen science campaign was initiated aimed at raising awareness regarding the invasive status of H. axyridis to farmers and agronomists. The campaign did not yield results, and it was discontinued in 2011. During this study, the distribution, phenology, and presence of H. axyridis in different habitat types and protected areas in Greece are investigated, using both citizen science data and literature records. Records from iΝaturalist, the Alientoma database and social media examined herein demonstrate that H. axyridis has been established in Greece since 2010. Harmonia axyridis is currently present in 13 administrative districts of Greece, most of them at a considerable distance from the initial release sites. The harlequin ladybird is present in urban and agricultural habitats as well as seventeen NATURA 2000 sites. The adverse socioeconomic and environmental impacts of H. axyridis are briefly discussed alongside suggestions for management activities. Based on our findings, we propose the establishment of a national monitoring scheme for H. axyridis and native ladybirds that will also encourage public participation in recording ladybird observations and provide information on the distribution, spread and impact of this invasive non-native species. © 2022, The Author(s).},
author_keywords = {Biodiversity monitoring; Biological invasions; Citizen science; Harlequin ladybird; NATURA 2000 network; Non-native species},
keywords = {Greece; beetle; biodiversity; biological control; biological invasion; citizenship; database; environmental monitoring; introduced species; management practice; social media},
correspondence_address = {A.F. Martinou; Vector Ecology and Applied Entomology Laboratory, Joint Services Health Unit, British Forces Cyprus, RAF Akrotiri, Limassol, BFPO 57, Cyprus; email: a.martinou@cyi.ac.cy},
publisher = {Institute for Ionics},
issn = {13873547},
coden = {BLINF},
language = {English},
abbrev_source_title = {Biol. Invasions},
type = {Article},
publication_stage = {Final},
source = {Scopus},
note = {Cited by: 2; All Open Access, Green Open Access, Hybrid Gold Open Access}
}
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