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The multicolored Asian ladybeetle,  Harmonia axyridis  Pallas (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae), was introduced into Western Europe in the late 1990s. Since the late 2000s, this species has been commonly considered one of the most abundant aphid predators in most Western European countries. In spite of the large amount of research on  H. axyridis , information concerning its relative abundance in agroecosystems is lacking. This study aims to evaluate the abundance of  H. axyridis  within the aphidophage community in four crops situated in southern Belgium: wheat,  Triticum aestivum  L. (Poales: Poaceae), corn,  Zea mays , potato,  Solanum tuberosum  (Solanales: Solanaceae), and broad bean  Vicia faba  (Fabales: Fabaceae). In order to assess the species diversity, the collected data were analyzed by considering (1) the species richness and (2) the evenness according to the Shannon diversity index. Eleven aphidophages were observed in every inventoried agroecosystem, including five abundant species: three coccinellids, the seven-spotted ladybug,  Coccinella septempunctata  L. (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae), the 14-spotted Ladybird,  Propylea quatuordecimpunctata,  and  H. axyridis ; one hoverfly, the marmalade hoverfly,  Episyrphus balteatus  De Geer (Diptera: Syrphidae); and one lacewing, the common green lacewing,  Chrysoperla carnea  Stephens sensu lato (= s.l.) (Neuroptera: Chrysopidae).  Harmonia axyridis  has been observed to thrive, breed, and reproduce on the four studied crops.  Harmonia axyridis  is the most abundant predator of aphids in corn followed by  C. septempunctata,  which is the main aphid predator observed in the three other inventoried crops. In wheat and potato fields,  H. axyridis  occurs in low numbers compared to other aphidophage. These observations suggest that  H. axyridis  could be considered an invasive species of agrosystems, and that potato and wheat may intermittently act as refuges for other aphidophages vulnerable to intraguild predation by this invader.  Harmonia axyridis  is not the most abundant aphid predator in the main Belgian crops.

Is the Multicolored Asian Ladybeetle,Harmonia axyridis,the Most Abundant Natural Enemy to Aphids in Agroecosystems?