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Table 1.
Ladybirds collected in Stellenbosch, South Africa, in the period 2013–2015, with indication of number of collected specimens (N) and infection prevalence (in numbers and percentages).
| Lady beetle species | Status in South Africa | N | # infected | % infected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harmonia axyridis (Pallas, 1773) | Invasive | 1794 | 527 | 29.38 |
| Chilocorus cacti (Linnaeus, 1767) | Introduced | 263 | 0 | 0 |
| Hippodamia variegata (Goeze, 1777) | Introduced | 1407 | 0 | 0 |
| Rhyzobius lophanthae (Blaisdell, 1892) | Introduced | 36 | 0 | 0 |
| Cheilomenes lunata (Fabricius, 1775) | Native | 328 | 0 | 0 |
| Cheilomenes propinqua (Mulsant, 1850) | Native | 286 | 14 | 4.90 |
| Exochomus flavipes (Thunberg, 1781) | Native | 68 | 0 | 0 |
| Lioadalia flavomaculata (DeGeer, 1778) | Native | 36 | 0 | 0 |
| Oenopia cuneata (Thunberg, 1820) | Native | 344 | 0 | 0 |
| Psyllobora variegata (Fabricius, 1781) | Native | 30 | 0 | 0 |
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