The first registration of the wintering of invasive species of coccinellid Harmonia axyridis (Pallas, 1773) in the bee hives in Belarus

  • Oksana Yu. Kruglova Belarusian State University, 4 Niezaliežnasci Avenue, Minsk 220030, Belarus https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0049-412X
  • Oleg V. Prischepchik Scientific and Practical Center of the National Academy of Sciences of Belarus for Bioresources, 27 Akademičnaja Street, Minsk 220072, Belarus

Abstract

The first registration in Belarus of an invasive species of coccinellid Harmonia axyridis wintering in bee hives in the Galik village (Drogichinsky district, Brest region) has been established. Some structural features of the obtained sample of H. axyridis are analyzed. The sex ratio is closed to the theoretically expected (1 : 1) – 50.5 % of females and 49.5 % of males. Three of the four main phenotypic color classes of elytra are distinguished in imago – succinea, conspicua and spectabilis. The succinea phenotype is dominated with a frequency of 95.78 %. The elite crest was absent in 10 % of specimens.

Author Biographies

Oksana Yu. Kruglova, Belarusian State University, 4 Niezaliežnasci Avenue, Minsk 220030, Belarus

PhD (biology), docent; associate professor at the department of zoology, faculty of biology

Oleg V. Prischepchik, Scientific and Practical Center of the National Academy of Sciences of Belarus for Bioresources, 27 Akademičnaja Street, Minsk 220072, Belarus

PhD (biology), docent; head of the laboratory of terrestrial invertebrates

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Published
2020-12-31
Keywords: Harmonia axyridis, wintering, bee hives, invasive species, polymorphism, phenotype
Supporting Agencies The authors would like to gratitude to V. V. Litvinchuk for the opportunity to work at his private apiary in the Galik village, Drogichinsky district (small homeland) and for the comprehensive assistance and assistance, including in the organization of the research.
How to Cite
Kruglova, O. Y., & Prischepchik, O. V. (2020). The first registration of the wintering of invasive species of coccinellid Harmonia axyridis (Pallas, 1773) in the bee hives in Belarus. Experimental Biology and Biotechnology, 3, 88-96. https://doi.org/10.33581/2521-1722-2020-3-88-96