Leppäkertut

Kukuyaan mangrupa insékta leutik anggota Coccinellidae kulawarga bangbung, nu ngawengku leuwih ti 4.500 spésiés. Awak kukuyaan bentukna buleud, kalawan diaméter ukur 1 - 10 mm, ilaharna boga warna karapas dasar konéng, oranyeu, atawa beureum ditambah tutul hideung, sedengkeun suku jeung huluna mah hideung.

Biologi

Kukuyaan boga kelir caang pikeun ngusir prédator. Cara ieu téh jétu pisan, sabab prédator nyangka yén nu kelirna caang kitu mah biasana aya racunan.

Mangpaat komersil

Kukuyaan téh nguntungkeun pikeun tatanén organik, sabab lolobana inséktivora, ngahakanan apid, laleur buah, sarta insékta hama lianna.

Rujukan

• Coccinellidae, Wikipédia édisi basa Inggris (13 Juni 2006)
• I. Hodek & A. Honek, Ecology of Coccinellidae (Dordrecht: Kluwer, 1996)
• Perry, J.C., and B.D. Roitberg. In press. "Ladybird mothers mitigate offspring starvation risk by laying trophic eggs". Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology.

Tumbu kaluar

• Ladybugs of North America - diagnostic photographs
• Multicolored Asian ladybug Harmonia axyridis male and female specimens photos
• Biological control: Predators: Lady beetles Cornell University's Guide to natural enemies of North America
• Taxonomy of coccinelids
• BBC Science & Nature: 7-spotted ladybird
• Harlequin Ladybird survey in the British Isles
• Ladybirds page on The Earth Life Web
• Unofficial Homepage to the Asian ladybird beetle
• General Information on Ladybugs (Asian LadyBeetle)
• Peugeot's ladybird TV commercial