The Florida predatory stink bug, Euthyrhynchus floridanus L. (Hemiptera: Pentatomidae), is a generalist predator native to North America that feeds on a broad range of lepidopterous and heteropterous key pests in a great diversity of crops and non-crop situations. Feeding tests conducted in the laboratory to determine the most susceptible stage of the brown marmorated stink bug, Halyomorpha halys (Stål) (Hemiptera: Pentatomidae), to third nymphal instar, and male and female E. floridanus, indicated that this predator has great potential for biological control of H. halys nymphs and adult stages.
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30 September 2019
Feeding Responses of Euthyrhinchus floridanus (Hemiptera: Pentatomidae) to Brown Marmorated Stinkbug (Hemiptera: Pentatomidae) Adults and Nymphs
Rubí Arellano,
Julio Medal,
Gregorio Arellano,
Juan Pérez
Florida Entomologist
Vol. 102 • No. 3
September 2019
Vol. 102 • No. 3
September 2019
agriculture pest
biological control
Heteroptera
predator