Ecology and behaviour of the ladybird beetles (coccinellidae) / [electronic resource] Hodek, Ivo. Honěk, A. (Alois) Van Emden, H. F. (Helmut Fritz) Wiley InterScience (Online service) Ladybugs. QL596.C65 595.76 595.76/9 595.769 22 Electronic reproduction. Hoboken, N.J. : Wiley InterScience, 2012. Mode of access: World Wide Web. System requirements: Web browser. Title from title screen (viewed on May 31, 2012). Access may be restricted to users at subscribing institutions. Print version record. Ladybirds are probably the best known predators of aphids and coccids in the world, though this greatly underestimates the diversity of their biology. Maximising their impact on their prey is an important element in modern conservation biological control of indigenous natural enemies in contrast to the classical approach of releasing alien species. Ivo Hodek is one of the most internationally respected experts on coccinellids who has researched these insects for his entire career. He has now brought together 14 scientists of international standing to author 12 chapters, making this book the def. Hoboken : John Wiley & Sons, 2012. 2012. 2012. 2012 Text 1 online resource (605 pages) http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/book/10.1002/9781118223208 eng Ecology and behaviour of the ladybird beetles (coccinellidae). Ecology and behaviour of the ladybird beetles (coccinellidae).