Unusual Ovipositional Behavior of the Stink Bug Bagrada hilaris (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Pentatomidae)

Melise E. Taylor; C. S. Bundy; J. E. McPherson

doi:10.1603/AN14029

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Melise E. Taylor,¹ C. S. Bundy,^1,* J. E. McPherson²

¹Department of Entomology, Plant Pathology, and Weed Science, New Mexico State University, Las Cruces, NM 88003.
²Department of Zoology, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, IL 62901.

^*Corresponding author, e-mail: cbundy@nmsu.edu.

Abstract

The stink bug Bagrada hilaris (Bermeister) (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Pentatomidae) is an Old World pest recently established in North America. Literature on the ovipositional behavior of B. hilaris is limited. As part of a study on the seasonal biology of B. hilaris in New Mexico, we included observations of the odd egg-laying behavior of this bug. Here, we describe and illustrate the phases associated with this behavior.

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Melise E. Taylor, C. S. Bundy, and J. E. McPherson "Unusual Ovipositional Behavior of the Stink Bug Bagrada hilaris (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Pentatomidae)," Annals of the Entomological Society of America 107(4), 872-877, (1 July 2014). https://doi.org/10.1603/AN14029

Received: 14 February 2014; Accepted: 12 May 2014; Published: 1 July 2014