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11 August 2023 Seasonal density and natural mortality of Halyomorpha halys (Stål) and indigenous stink bugs (Hemiptera: Pentatomidae) in a field crop agroecosystem
P. Glynn Tillman, Erin E. Grabarczyk, Katelyn A. Kesheimer, Rhammohan Balusu
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Abstract

Stink bugs (Hemiptera: Pentatomidae), including the exotic Halyomorpha halys (Stål), Nezara viridula (L.), and other indigenous species, are pests that damage a variety of agricultural crops. At a study site in the southeastern United States, we measured the density of stink bug species and patterns of parasitism and predation on corn, cotton, and soybean and host trees in an adjacent woodline. We assessed parasitism and predation of naturally laid egg masses in crops and sentinel egg masses in host trees and used pheromone-baited traps to determine H. halys seasonal development. Overall, H. halys and N. viridula were the dominant bugs observed. Adult H. halys were first detected each year on trees, followed by corn, and then cotton and soybean, suggesting that trees served as a source of H. halys dispersing into crops. For H. halys, more nymphs were captured in soybean than in corn or cotton. For N. viridula, more adults were captured in corn and cotton than in soybean, and more nymphs were captured in corn during 2019 and 2021 than in 2020. Percentage parasitism of N. viridula egg masses (74.2%) was higher than than that for H. halys egg masses (54.3%). Accordingly, conservation biological control has the potential to enhance parasitism of indigenous stink bugs and H. halys in field crop agroecosystems.

P. Glynn Tillman, Erin E. Grabarczyk, Katelyn A. Kesheimer, and Rhammohan Balusu "Seasonal density and natural mortality of Halyomorpha halys (Stål) and indigenous stink bugs (Hemiptera: Pentatomidae) in a field crop agroecosystem," Journal of Economic Entomology 116(5), 1636-1648, (11 August 2023). https://doi.org/10.1093/jee/toad159
Received: 28 April 2023; Accepted: 27 July 2023; Published: 11 August 2023
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KEYWORDS
biological control
brown marmorated stink bug
naturally laid egg
Nezara viridula
noncrop host
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