Stink Bugs (Pentatomidae)

McPherson, Robert M.; James, David G.; Panizzi, Antônio R.; Javahery, M.; McPherson, J. E.

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“…The family Pentatomidae is comprised of 896 genera and 4,722 species of stink bugs (Rider, 2011), and includes multiple species that are significant pests of agriculture on a global scale (Panizzi et al, 2000). The pestiferous species include the brown marmorated stink bug, Halyomorpha halys , the southern green stink bug (SGSB), Nezara viridula , the green stink bug, Acrosternum hilare , and the brown stink bug, Euschistus servus .…”

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The Principal Salivary Gland Is the Primary Source of Digestive Enzymes in the Saliva of the Brown Marmorated Stink Bug, Halyomorpha halys

Liu

Bonning

2019

Front. Physiol.

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The brown marmorated stink bug, Halyomorpha halys, is an invasive, phytophagous stink bug of global importance for agriculture. Tissue-specific transcriptomic analysis of the accessory salivary gland, principal salivary gland (PSG) and gut resulted in identification of 234 putative protease and 166 putative nuclease sequences. By mapping the previously reported proteomes of H. halys watery saliva (WS) and sheath saliva to protein sequences translated from the assembled transcripts, 22 proteases and two nucleases in the saliva were identified. Of these, 19 proteases and both nucleases were present in the WS. The majority of proteases and nucleases found in WS were derived from the PSG, in line with ultrastructural observations, which suggest active protein synthesis and secretion by this tissue. The highly transcribed digestive proteases and nucleases of H. halys were similar to those of the southern green stink bug, Nezara viridula, indicating that these pentatomid stink bugs utilize a similar suite of proteases and nucleases for digestion of plant material. The comprehensive data set for the H. halys salivary glands and gut generated by this study provides an additional resource for further understanding of the biology of this pestiferous species.

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The Principal Salivary Gland Is the Primary Source of Digestive Enzymes in the Saliva of the Brown Marmorated Stink Bug, Halyomorpha halys

Liu

Bonning

2019

Front. Physiol.

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“…Aggregation behaviour may be related to mating, as is the case of the pentatomid species Menida disjecta (Ulher), where mating was observed within overwintering aggregations (Koshiyama et al., 1994). However, aggregation is more generally considered to be a defence strategy (Gamberale & Tullberg, 1996; Parrish & Edelstein‐Keshet, 1999), for instance, in the Spined citrus bug Biprorulus bibax (Breddin), whose winter aggregations form a prickly mass hypothesised to repel predators (Panizzi et al., 2000). In contrast, the overwintering defence strategy of P. prasina may rely on hiding and being camouflaged by the leaf litter, as our results show that overwintering individuals were brown and difficult to spot in the leaf litter, whereas they turned green after the diapause period.…”

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Study of the overwintering ecology of the hazelnut pest, Palomena prasina (L.) (Hemiptera: Pentatomidae) in a perspective of Integrated Pest Management

Driss,

Hamidi,

Andalo

et al. 2023

J Applied Entomology

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Palomena prasina, the green shield bug (GSB), is widely distributed in the Eurosiberian region. In the Southwest of France, it is considered as a serious pest of hazelnuts, its feeding punctures lead to blank hazelnuts and kernel necrosis, causing heavy losses in commercial orchards. To date, no Integrated Pest Management strategy is available to control P. prasina. Control strategies often focus on the pests' spring–summer ecology, when they are in the field or in the vicinity of crops. However, the abundance of pest populations in crops is also related to their autumn‐winter ecology. The present work focussed on the autumn‐winter ecology of P. prasina to identify new opportunities for this pest suppression. We investigate (i) where P. prasina overwinters, (ii) if it aggregates in its overwintering sites and (iii) if it mates while overwintering. Samples were collected over a 2‐year period in different ecosystems (forests, hedges, orchards), in human‐made structures and habitats (litter, bushes/trees, dead trees). The reproductive status of GBS individuals was monitored in winter, and in spring when they emerged from overwintering sites. Our results show that 97% P. prasina adults overwinter in the leaf litter of orchards and natural ecosystems and that 70% overwinter individually. The abundance of GSB in those sites is negatively correlated with litter temperature and positively correlated with humidity levels. Furthermore, adults only mate after leaving their overwintering site. Finally, unexpectedly, there was an important number of overwintering adults hosting endoparasitoids (32%). The fact that GSB overwinters alone in the leaf litter means controlling its populations by destroying the overwintering sites is not a solution. All the same, our results point out some promising lines of research for developing methods to control P. prasina. First, the emergence traps, in particular the cone traps, proved efficient for collecting emerging adults and could be considered for monitoring. Moreover, our observations suggest the existence of long‐range mating signals that could be exploited for trapping. Last but not least, the important number of overwintering parasitised adults is a potential biocontrol avenue.

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“…The Neotropical brown stink bug, Euschistus heros (Fabricius) (Hemiptera: Pentatomidae), is a polyphagous pest recorded on 21 plant species and can complete its life cycle on six, primarily Fabaceae (Smaniotto & Panizzi, 2015). Considered in the 1970s as a secondary pest on soybeans, Glycine max (L.) Merrill (Fabaceae), E. heros is now a serious pest that feeds on soybean pods, causing them to abort and reducing grain weight and quality (Panizzi & Slansky, 1985; Panizzi et al, 2000; Sosa‐Gómez et al, 2020). Furthermore, in the last decade, reports of E. heros moving to cotton, Gossypium hirsutum L. (Malvaceae), after soybean harvest have become frequent, mainly in the central region of Brazil (Soria et al, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2017).…”

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Host preference and survivorship ofEuschistus herosstrains on cotton and soybean

Hickmann

Cordeiro

Aurelio

et al. 2023

Entomologia Exp Applicata

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The Neotropical brown stink bug, Euschistus heros (Fabricius) (Hemiptera: Pentatomidae), is a key pest of soybean, Glycine max (L.) Merrill (Fabaceae), and recently became an economically important pest of cotton, Gossypium hirsutum L. (Malvaceae), in Brazil. This stink bug has two allopatric strains, one prevalent in southern Brazil (SS), and another in the north (NS). The two strains hybridize in central Brazil. Knowledge of host preferences and host suitability of these strains may clarify the contribution of the various gene pools to contemporary adaptive features such as the ability to harm cotton crops. We tested the attraction of the E. heros strains and reciprocal hybrids – ♀N × ♂S (HNS) and ♀S × ♂N (HSN) – to soybean and cotton leaves and reproductive structures, and evaluated the nymph development and survivorship of the two strains and reciprocal hybrids fed on soybean or cotton. We conducted host‐choice experiments with fourth instars and adult females and evaluated the survival of immatures on soybean and cotton plants under laboratory conditions. The SS strain preferred soybean over cotton. Hybrid and NS strains chose randomly between soybean and cotton plants. All strains developed on soybean, with similar survival rates. On cotton, pure strains did not reach adulthood; however, hybrids developed on cotton but with a survival rate of <1%. Our results showed that the SS strain of E. heros was more attracted to soybeans, and NS and hybrid strains had a polyphagous choice behavior, suggesting that current host selection has been mediated by historical and, mainly, contemporary relationships of E. heros strains with these hosts.

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Stink Bugs (Pentatomidae)

Cited by 85 publications

References 209 publications

The Principal Salivary Gland Is the Primary Source of Digestive Enzymes in the Saliva of the Brown Marmorated Stink Bug, Halyomorpha halys

The Principal Salivary Gland Is the Primary Source of Digestive Enzymes in the Saliva of the Brown Marmorated Stink Bug, Halyomorpha halys

Study of the overwintering ecology of the hazelnut pest, Palomena prasina (L.) (Hemiptera: Pentatomidae) in a perspective of Integrated Pest Management

Host preference and survivorship ofEuschistus herosstrains on cotton and soybean

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