Stink Bug Species Composition and Relative Abundance of the Redbanded Stink Bug (Hemiptera: Pentatomidae) in Soybean in the Upper Gulf Coast Texas

Predation of Stink Bugs (Hemiptera: Pentatomidae) by a Complex of Predators in Cotton and Adjoining Soybean Habitats in Georgia, USA

“…In 1960, it was detected in soybean in the southeastern USA but was not known to cause economic damage . During the last decade, P. guildinii has become a serious pest attacking soybean in the southern region of the USA (Musser et al 2010;Temple et al 2011;Vyavhare et al 2014). In cotton, stink bugs feed on developing seeds and lint, causing shedding of young bolls, yellowing of lint, yield reduction, and transmission of a bacterial pathogen (Barbour et al 1990;Medrano et al 2009).…”

Competition between the phytophagous stink bugs Euschistus heros and Piezodorus guildinii in soybeans

“…Interestingly, other investigations in southern Brazil and recent surveys of stink bug species in some US states (e.g. Louisiana and Texas) have reported P. guildinii as the major pest of soybean fields, prevailing inclusive over of Euschistus stink bugs. Such shifts in the composition and relative abundance of the stink bug complex in soybean fields have raised concerns about the current economic thresholds used for these insects, pointing towards the adoption of multispecies action thresholds rather than single‐species‐based thresholds.…”

“…Although P. guildinii currently exhibits lower abundance and distribution, it usually causes more seed injury per insect than E. heros and N. viridula , and has been responsible for the green bean syndrome observed in Brazilian soybeans . Interestingly, P. guildinii was of secondary importance in the US soybean producing areas for many years, but it has recently become a major pest of soybean in both Louisiana and Texas …”

Community Composition, Abundance, and Phenology of Stink Bugs (Hemiptera: Pentatomidae) in Soybean in the North Central Region of the United States

“…In the southern United States, the stink bug community is comprised mostly of Nezara viridula (Linnaeus) (Hemiptera: Pentatomidae), C. hilaris, and E. servus (McPherson et al 1993, Smith et al 2009. More recently, the invasive P. guildinii became the most abundant species in Louisiana and Texas soybean (Temple et al 2013, Vyavhare et al 2014.…”

“…In addition, the red-banded stink bug, Piezodorus guildinii (Westwood) (Hemiptera: Pentatomidae), an important pest of soybean in the South America, has been detected in Missouri (Tindall and Fothergill 2011) and in many Southeastern U.S. states (Panizzi and Slansky 1985, McPherson et al 1993, Smith et al 2009. Particularly, it became the most abundant stink bug species in soybean in Louisiana (Temple et al 2013) and Texas (Vyavhare et al 2014). The economic importance of P. guildinii is further related to the greater damage it causes to soybean seeds when it is compared to other native species in the South America (Corrêa-Ferreira and Azevedo 2002, Depieri and Panizzi 2011).…”