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1 August 2014 Species Composition, Abundance, and Seasonal Dynamics of Stink Bugs (Hemiptera: Pentatomidae) in Minnesota Soybean Fields
Robert L. Koch, Tiffany Pahs
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Stink bugs (Hemiptera: Pentatomidae) have historically not been pests of soybean in Minnesota. In response to the invasion of Halyomorpha halys (Stål) and reports of increasing abundance of species native to North America, a state-wide survey of soybean was conducted over 3 yr in Minnesota to determine species composition, abundance, and seasonal dynamics of Pentatomidae associated with soybean. Fourteen species of Pentatomidae (12 herbivorous and two predatory) were collected from soybean. H. halys was not detected in this survey. Among the herbivorous species found, adults of Euschistus variolarius (Palisot de Beauvois) had the greatest relative abundance (60.51%) and frequency of detection (18.44%), followed by Euschistus servus euschistoides (Say) (19.37 and 3.04%, respectively) and Chinavia hilaris (Say) (5.50 and 1.69%, respectively). Abundance of herbivorous nymphs and adults exceeded an economic threshold (20 nymphs and adults per 100 sweeps) in 0.82% of fields in 2012 but not in 2011 or 2013. The frequency of detection of herbivorous species and ratio of nymphs to adults increased with increasing reproductive growth stage of soybean. In two of three years, herbivorous adults were more abundant in the edge compared with interior of fields. Two predatory Pentatomidae, Podisus maculiventris (Say) and Podisus placidus Uhler, comprised 5.95 and 1.62% of the pentatomid adults. Though the species composition of Pentatomidae in Minnesota soybean differs from that in eastern and southern states, the spatial (i.e., greater abundance near field edge) and seasonal dynamics (i.e., increasing abundance and reproduction with increasing reproductive maturity of soybean) in soybean appear similar.

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Robert L. Koch and Tiffany Pahs "Species Composition, Abundance, and Seasonal Dynamics of Stink Bugs (Hemiptera: Pentatomidae) in Minnesota Soybean Fields," Environmental Entomology 43(4), 883-888, (1 August 2014). https://doi.org/10.1603/EN14082
Received: 27 March 2014; Accepted: 1 May 2014; Published: 1 August 2014
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KEYWORDS
Chinavia hilaris
Euschistus servus euschistoides
Euschistus variolarius
Glycine max
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