Matsishina N.V. 2023. On the feeding of the potato ladybird beetle Henosepilachna vigintioctomaculata Motschulsky, 1858 (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae) on wild plants in Primorskii krai, Russia // Euroasian Entomological Journal. Vol.22. No.3: 154–158 [in English].
Federal State Budget Scientific Institution “Federal Scientific Center of Agricultural Biotechnology of the Far East named after A.K. Chaiki”, Volozhenina Str. 30, Ussuriysk 692539 Russia. E-mail: mnathalie134@gmail.com
doi 10.15298/euroasentj.22.03.06
ABSTRACT. Experimental data on the feeding habits of the potato ladybird beetle, Henosepilachna vigintioctomaculata Motschulsky, 1858 on wild plants in Primorskii krai of Russia, revealed a strong influence of the food quality on its survivability. Solanum tuberosum L., 1753 and Thladiantha dubia Bunge, 1833 were found to be the most beneficial food sources for the insect.
KEY WORDS: potato ladybird beetle, wild plants, feeding, Primorskii krai.
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