FIRST RECORD OF INVASIVE SPECIES HARMONIA AXYRIDIS (PALLAS, 1773) (COLEOPTERA: COCCINELLIDAE) IN BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA
The harlequin ladybird Harmonia axyridis (Pallas, 1773) is an invasive species native to east and central Asia (BROWN et al., 2008). It was deliberately introduced as a biological control agent of aphids and coccids in Europe, North America, South America and Africa (KOCH et al., 2006). The first known record of this species in natural environments in Europe is from France in 1991. BROWN et al. (2008) reported that H. axyridis is established in France, Germany, Belgium, the Netherlands, Spain, Switzerland, Luxembourg, the United Kingdom, Italy, the Czech Republic, Austria, Denmark and Liechtenstein. The presence of H. axyridis in the wild is also reported from Poland (PRZEVOŹNY et al., 2007), Hungary (MERKL, 2008), Serbia (THALJI & STOJANOVIĆ, 2008), Romania, Slovakia and Ukraine (MARKÓ & POZSGAI, 2009).