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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
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Abstract

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.

Rubí Arellano, Julio Medal, Gregorio Arellano, and Juan Pérez "Feeding Responses of Euthyrhinchus floridanus (Hemiptera: Pentatomidae) to Brown Marmorated Stinkbug (Hemiptera: Pentatomidae) Adults and Nymphs," Florida Entomologist 102(3), 658-659, (30 September 2019). https://doi.org/10.1653/024.102.0331
Published: 30 September 2019
KEYWORDS
agriculture pest
biological control
Heteroptera
predator
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