Coccinella novemnotata Herbst (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae) was once widespread and commonly collected in North America; however, its abundance and distribution decreased over the 1970s and 1980s. It has not been collected by recent surveys in some areas and in other areas is only rarely collected. Museum records were examined and a survey of Minnesota soybean fields was conducted via sweep-net sampling in July and August 2011. Results suggest that C. novemnotata is absent from or below the detection threshold in the majority of the state of Minnesota. However, there appears to be an area in east central Minnesota with at least sustained low, but detectable populations of C. novemnotata and it is active in agricultural crops

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The Great Lakes Entomologist Volume 44 Numbers 3 & 4 - Fall/Winter 2011 Numbers 3 & 4 - Fall/Winter 2011 Article 7 October 2011 Recent Detections of a Rare Native Lady Beetle, Coccinella Novemnotata (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae), in Minnesota Robert L. Koch Minnesota Department of Agriculture Follow this and additional works at: https://scholar.valpo.edu/tgle  Part of the Entomology Commons Recommended Citation Koch, Robert L. 2011. "Recent Detections of a Rare Native Lady Beetle, Coccinella Novemnotata (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae), in Minnesota," The Great Lakes Entomologist, vol 44 (2) Available at: https://scholar.valpo.edu/tgle/vol44/iss2/7 This Peer-Review Article is brought to you for free and open access by the Department of Biology at ValpoScholar. It has been accepted for inclusion in The Great Lakes Entomologist by an authorized administrator of ValpoScholar. For more information, please contact a ValpoScholar staff member at scholar@valpo.edu. 196 THE GREAT LAKES ENTOMOLOGIST Vol. 44, Nos. 3 - 41Minnesota Department of Agriculture, 625 Robert Street North, Saint Paul, MN 55155. (e-mail: koch0125@gmail.com).Recent Detections of a Rare Native Lady Beetle, Coccinella novemnotata (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae), in MinnesotaRobert L. Koch1AbstractCoccinella novemnotata Herbst (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae) was once widespread and commonly collected in North America; however, its abundance and distribution decreased over the 1970s and 1980s.  It has not been collected by recent surveys in some areas and in other areas is only rarely collected. Museum records were examined and a survey of Minnesota soybean fields was conducted via sweep-net sampling in July and August 2011.  Results suggest that C. novemnotata is absent from or below the detection threshold in the ma-jority of the state of Minnesota.  However, there appears to be an area in east central Minnesota with at least sustained low, but detectable populations of C. novemnotata and it is active in agricultural crops.   ____________________The status of Coccinella novemnotata Herbst (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae) populations is of concern to conservation biologists (Harmon et al. 2007, Losey et al. 2007).  This species was once widespread and commonly collected in North America (Gordon 1985).  In Minnesota, Stehr (1930) wrote: “This is the commonest species of the genus Coccinella in the state.  It is usually abundant wherever aphids are present.  It is especially common on field crops and grass and must be rated among those species of greatest economic benefit.”  However, the abundance and distribution of C. novemnotata decreased over the 1970s and 1980s to a point where it has not been collected by recent surveys in some areas and in other areas is only rarely collected (Wheeler, Jr. and Hoebeke 1995, Harmon et al. 2007, Losey et al. 2007, Hesler and Kieckhefer 2008, Hesler et al. 2009, Fothergill and Tindall 2010).  The reasons for the decline of this species remain undetermined, but several factors have been proposed (Wheeler, Jr. and Hoebeke 1995).  Of these, two potentially important factors for consideration are the establishment of adventive coccinellids and changes in land use and cropping systems (Harmon et al. 2007).  Coccinella novemnotata remains rare in the upper midwestern United States.  For example, this species has not been recorded from Iowa since 1972 (Hesler 2009).  However, there have been some recent detections of C. novem-notata in the region.  Two adult C. novemnotata were collected near Madison, Wisconsin in 2000 (Harmon et al. 2007).  In 2008, three adults were collected from western South Dakota and nine from western Nebraska (Hesler et al. 2009), but no detections were made in the eastern portion of South Dakota (Hesler and Kieckhefer 2008).  More recently in Wisconsin, single adult C. novemnotata were collected from Buffalo County in 2009 and 2010 (Discover Life 2011).  However, the status of this species in Minnesota has remained undocumented in the lit-erature over recent years.  Recent literature including coccinellids in Minnesota have not reported C. novemnotata (Wold et al. 2001, Galvan et al. 2005, Chacón 1Koch: Recent Detections of a Rare Native Lady Beetle, <i>Coccinella NovPublished by ValpoScholar, 20112011 THE GREAT LAKES ENTOMOLOGIST 197and Heimpel 2010, Gardiner et al. 2010).  Here, I report the detection of this species via field surveys in Minnesota and report on recent museum records.  A survey of Minnesota soybean fields was conducted via sweep-net sampling in July and August 2011.  Over 300 soybean fields were sampled throughout Minnesota, except the northeastern portion of the state where production of agricultural crops is minimal.  In each field, three sets of 30 180°-sweeps were taken.  The sweep contents were bagged and brought to the laboratory for identification of contents.  Adult coccinellids were identified using Gordon (1985) and Gordon and Vandenberg (1991).  From 978 adult coccinellids examined, two maculate C. novemnotata adults were found.  On 10 August 2011, an adult C. novemnotata was collected from Anoka County. Other coccinellid adults collected from the sample (three sets of 30 sweeps) in the same field included seven Harmonia axyridis (Pallas).  On 22 August 2011, an adult C. novemnotata was collected from Isanti County.  Other coc-cinellid adults collected from the sample (three sets of 30 sweeps) in the same field included: 12 Coccinella septempunctata L., two Cycloneda munda (Say), 66 H. axyridis, and four Hippodamia variegata (Goeze).  The identification of the two adult C. novemnotata was confirmed by Natalia Vandenberg (USDA ARS Systematic Entomology Laboratory) and these specimens were deposited in the University of Minnesota Insect Collection.Examination of museum records showed that C. novemnotata has been collected periodically from the same general area of the state over the last 30 years (Table 1).  There were no specimens from other areas of the state for the same time period.  The majority of these records, all those from Anoka and Isanti counties in the University of Minnesota Insect Collection and Cedar Creek Ecosystem Science Reserve Insect Collection came from collections conducted at the Cedar Creek Ecosystem Science Reserve (Table 1).  The speci-men from Aitkin County in the Minnesota Department of Agriculture insect collection was collected from a cornfield during an autumn European corn borer, Ostrinia nubilalis (Hübner) (Lepidoptera: Crambidae), survey (Table 1). The combination of published surveys, museum records and results of 2011 soybean survey suggest that C. novemnotata is absent from or below the detection threshold in the majority of the state of Minnesota.  However, there appears to be an area in east central Minnesota with sustained low, but detect-able populations of C. novemnotata.  Unlike the relatively recent detections of C. novemnotata on milkweed (Asclepias sp.) in Wisconsin (Harmon et al. 2007) and on uncultivated plants, on roadside vegetation and in rangeland pasture in western South Dakota and western Nebraska (Hesler et al. 2009), the data presented here suggest that C. novemnotata in east central Minnesota is still active in agricultural crops (e.g., corn and soybean).  Further, more focused, work is suggested to try to better determine the range, abundance and host and habitat utilization of C. novemnotata in Minnesota.AcknowledgmentsI am grateful to Tina Seeland, Sam Banks, Jerald Yourczek, Rich Kvols, Ardell Knudsvig, and Roy Mayeda (Minnesota Department of Agriculture) for assistance collecting field data, Colleen Satyshur (University of Minnesota) for checking the Cedar Creek Ecosystem Science Reserve Insect Collection, Natalia Vandenberg (USDA Agricultural Research Service) for confirming identifications, and Louis Hesler (USDA Agricultural Research Service) and Monika Chandler (Minnesota Department of Agriculture) for providing reviews of this manuscript.2The Great Lakes Entomologist, Vol. 44, No. 2 [2011], Art. 7https://scholar.valpo.edu/tgle/vol44/iss2/7198 THE GREAT LAKES ENTOMOLOGIST Vol. 44, Nos. 3 - 4Table 1: Recent records of Coccinella novemnotata occurrence in Minnesota based on museum records and a statewide soybean survey. Number of specimens of C. novemnotata Year Aitkin County Anoka County Isanti County Anoka/Isanti     County a1981     1982  5 bc 6 bc 1983  8 bc   1984  4 c 4 c 1985  4 bc   1986     1987   1 b 1988   1 c 1989  1 b 1 b 1990   1 b 1991     1992   5 c 1 c1993     1994    1 c1995     1996     1997     1998    1 c1999    1 c2000    2 c2001     2002    1 c2003     2004 1 d    2005     2006     2007     2008     2009     2010     2011  1 e 1 e a Location labels for individual specimens listed both counties.b University of Minnesota Insect Collection.c Cedar Creek Ecosystem Science Reserve Insect Collection.d Minnesota Department of Agriculture Insect Collection.e 2011 Minnesota Department of Agriculture soybean survey.3Koch: Recent Detections of a Rare Native Lady Beetle, <i>Coccinella NovPublished by ValpoScholar, 20112011 THE GREAT LAKES ENTOMOLOGIST 199Literature CitedChacón, J. M., and G. E. Heimpel. 2010. Density-dependent intraguild predation of an aphid parasitoid. 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