Alternative Prey and Artificial Diet of the Multicolored Asian Lady Beetle Harmonia axyridis: A Review
Qingqiu Zeng, Rongrong Gao, Lamei Zheng, Kun Xue, Zhentao Ren · 2025
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Qingqiu Zeng, Rongrong Gao, Lamei Zheng, Kun Xue, and Zhentao Ren review how to feed a helpful lady beetle without its natural prey. The beetle eats aphids and guards crops and forests, so growers would like to rear it at scale. A shaky supply of live prey, though, has held back mass rearing. The review weighs stand-in prey and lab-made diets, and what each does to the beetle's growth and breeding.
The authors break down what the beetle needs from food and what its prey provides. They aim to guide a cheap, complete diet that carries the beetle through its whole life cycle. The lessons may help rear other pest-eating insects as well.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Qingqiu Zeng, Rongrong Gao, Lamei Zheng, Kun Xue, Zhentao Ren |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2025 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 44 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |