Anatis mali, (also known as the eye-spotted lady beetle), is a species of lady beetle in the family Coccinellidae.[1][2][3] It is found in North America.[2] Anatis mali is a crucial specialized aphid predator in the balsam tree plantation system. A rotation lasting about ten years for balsam trees to grow as Christmas trees under local temperature conditions, there is significant potential for using Anatis mali in biological management on pre-harvest trees where visual damage maintenance is not essential. On average, 296 aphids are consumed to complete larval development and pupate of the A.mali. (Berthiaume et al., 2000).[4]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Family: | Coccinellidae |
| Genus: | Anatis |
| Species: | A. mali
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| Anatis mali (Say, 1825)
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References
edit- ^ "Anatis mali Species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2018-02-07.
- ^ a b "Anatis mali Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2018-02-07.
- ^ "Anatis mali Overview". Encyclopedia of Life. Retrieved 2018-02-07.
- ^ Berthiaume, R.; Hébert, Ch.; Cloutier, C. (2000-12-01). "Predation on Mindarus abietinus infestingbalsam fir grown as Christmas trees: the impact ofcoccinellid larval predation with emphasis on Anatis mali". BioControl. 45 (4): 425–438. doi:10.1023/A:1026565013593. ISSN 1573-8248.
Further reading
edit- Arnett, R.H. Jr.; Thomas, M. C.; Skelley, P. E.; Frank, J. H., eds. (2002). American Beetles, Volume II: Polyphaga: Scarabaeoidea through Curculionoidea. CRC Press LLC, Boca Raton, FL.
- Arnett, Ross H. (2000). American Insects: A Handbook of the Insects of America North of Mexico. CRC Press.
- White, Richard E. (1983). Peterson Field Guides: Beetles. Houghton Mifflin Company.
- Gordon, Robert D. (1985). "The Coccinellidae (Coleoptera) of America North of Mexico". Journal of the New York Entomological Society. 93 (1.).
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- ^ Berthiaume, R., Hébert, C., & Cloutier, C. (2000). Predation on Mindarus abietinus infestingbalsam fir grown as Christmas trees: the impact ofcoccinellid larval predation with emphasis on Anatis mali. BioControl, 45(4), 425-438.