Severe damage to vegetables by the invasive brown marmorated stink bug, Halyomorpha halys (Hemiptera: Pentatomidae), in Hungary

Abstract

Background and purpose: The brown marmorated stink bug (BMSB),

Surveying native egg parasitoids and predators of the invasive Halyomorpha halys in Northern Italy

“…By piercing and sucking on fruits and seeds, it causes deformities, pitting, scars and discolorations that render products unmarketable. Halyomorpha halys is a serious agricultural pest in the United States (Leskey et al, ), a key pest of fruit and hazelnut orchards in Italy and Georgia (Bosco, Moraglio, & Tavella, ; Maistrello et al, ) and a threat to vegetable crops in eastern Europe (Ciceoi, Mardare, Teodorescu, & Dobrin, ; Vetek, ). In the United States, the increased application of broad‐spectrum insecticides against H. halys resulted in the disruption of established integrated pest management programmes, with negative consequences for the economy and the environment (Leskey et al, ).…”

First report of invasive brown marmorated stink bug Halyomorpha halys (Stål, 1855) in Croatia

“…The arrival of H. halys in Croatia was expected from two different sources: from the populations from three neighbouring countries, Italy, Hungary and Serbia, since it had already been reported there (EPPO, 2014;V etek et al, 2014;Seat, 2015), and as a hitchhiker on goods from distant areas (e.g. by the wood and plant trade through seaports, by roads, etc.).…”

“…In Italy the first record of this species occurred more than 5 years ago, in 2012 (Haye & Wyniger, 2013;EPPO, 2014;Maistrello et al, 2014), with evidence of population establishment in the Emilia Romagna Region 3 years later (Cesari et al, 2015). In Hungary and Serbia, the species was observed for the first time in 2013 and 2015, respectively (V etek et al, 2014;Seat, 2015), with records of serious damage to vegetables in Hungary (V etek & Koranyi, 2017), so those populations can act as a source for new entry and spread towards Northern and Eastern Croatia.…”

“…It probably spread from these countries to neighbouring countries, for example Italy, (Rice et al, 2014;Cesari et al, 2015), being introduced accidentally through trade and transportation (e.g. In some of these countries the populations were established soon after the introduction with evident damage in fruits and vegetables and reports of household nuisance when adult H. halys enters residences for overwintering (Cesari et al, 2015;Macavei et al, 2015;V etek & Koranyi, 2017). In some of these countries the populations were established soon after the introduction with evident damage in fruits and vegetables and reports of household nuisance when adult H. halys enters residences for overwintering (Cesari et al, 2015;Macavei et al, 2015;V etek & Koranyi, 2017).…”

“…Gariepy et al, 2014bGariepy et al, , 2015Cesari et al, 2015;Macavei et al, 2015). In some of these countries the populations were established soon after the introduction with evident damage in fruits and vegetables and reports of household nuisance when adult H. halys enters residences for overwintering (Cesari et al, 2015;Macavei et al, 2015;V etek & Koranyi, 2017). Genetic data from recently established populations in Italy, France, Greece, Hungary and Southern Switzerland indicate different introduction pathways in Europe: multiple invasions from Asia (Gariepy et al, 2015) and North America (Cesari et al, 2015) and secondary invasions from established populations within Europe (Gariepy et al, 2015).…”