Trophic connections of the brown marmorated stink bug Halyomorpha halys Stål in the conditions of the invasive area on the Black Sea coast of the Caucasus

Abstract

Brown marmorated stink bug Halyomorpha halys (Stål, 1855) is a highly aggressive crop pest that has appeared in Russia since 2014. Under the conditions of a new invasive species area, it is important to study the characteristics of the pest biology, including the study of the range of trophic plants. The studies were carried out in the zone of humid subtropics of the Black Sea coast of the Caucasus in 2014-2019. The study of trophic connections was carried out in the course of regular surveys of the region’s phytocenoses, including agrocenoses, landscape gardening and forest stands. During the observation period, the number of fodder plants of the brown marmorated stink bug was 107 species from 48 botanical families. The most diverse fodder plants of the Fabaceae, Rosaceae, Rutaceae, Sapindaceae and Solanaceae families. Among the food plants of H. halys, conifers are noted. It was Metasequoia glyptostroboides Hu & W.C. Cheng and Taxodium mucronatum Ten. Migration ways of brown marmorated stink bug from forest plantations to agrocenoses, gardens and city parks have been established. Such movements allows the pest to eat variably and to wait for adverse conditions.

Host plants of Halyomorpha halys in the urban ecosystem on the Azov Sea Coast of Russia

“…Analysis of the obtained data and literature sources (the most complete summary of the trophic relationships of H . halys in Russia is given by Borisov et al, 2019 and Zakharchenko et al, 2020), showed that the field maple ( Acer campestre L.), green ash ( Fraxinus pennsylvanica Marshall) (Figure 3), London plane ( Platanus × hispanica Münchhausen), Persian walnut ( Juglans regia L.) (Figure 1) and Oregon grape ( Berberis aquifolium Pursh) (Figure 6) have been recorded as the host plants of H . halys for the first time in Russia.…”

“…Both adults and first-to fifth-instar larvae of H. halys were found to have fed on fruits and leaves of a wide range of ornamentals (12 plant species from eight plant families) (Figures 2,3,6) but only on four fruit crops (four plant species from four plant families) (Figures 1,4,5). Analysis of the obtained data and literature sources (the most complete summary of the trophic relationships of H. halys in Russia is given by Borisov et al, 2019 andZakharchenko et al, 2020), showed that the field maple (Acer campestre L.), green ash (Fraxinus pennsylvanica Marshall) (Figure 3), London plane (Platanus × hispanica Münchhausen), Persian walnut (Juglans regia L.) (Figure 1) and Oregon grape (Berberis aquifolium Pursh) (Figure 6) have been recorded as the host plants of H. halys for the first time in Russia. The highest abundance of H. halys was recorded on common catalpa (Catalpa bignonioides Walter), Oregon grape (Berberis aquifolium Pursh), Judas tree (Cercis siliquastrum L.), green ash (Fraxinus pennsylvanica Marshall), plane maple (Acer pseudoplatanus L.), field maple (A. campestre L.) and Chinese sumach (Ailanthus altissima (Miller) Swingle) (Table 1).…”

“…H. HALYS ON THE AZOV SEA COAST OF RUSSIA H. halys in Russia is given by Borisov et al, 2019 andZakharchenko et al, 2020), showed that the field maple (Acer campestre L.), green ash (Fraxinus pennsylvanica Marshall) (Figure 3), London plane (Platanus × hispanica Münchhausen), Persian walnut (Juglans regia L.) (Figure 1) and Oregon grape (Berberis aquifolium Pursh) (Figure 6) have been recorded as the host plants of H. halys for the first time in Russia. The highest abundance of H. halys was recorded on common catalpa (Catalpa bignonioides Walter), Oregon grape (Berberis aquifolium Pursh), Judas tree (Cercis siliquastrum L.), green ash (Fraxinus pennsylvanica Marshall), plane maple (Acer pseudoplatanus L.), field maple (A. campestre L.) and Chinese sumach (Ailanthus altissima (Miller) Swingle) (Table 1).…”

“…Research related to the biology, host‐plant range and associated harmfulness of H . halys has been conducted in the Black Sea Coast zone and the central part of Krasnodar Krai (Karpun et al, 2018; Musolin et al, 2018; Orlov & Yurchenko, 2018; Borisov et al, 2019; Musolin et al, 2019; Zakharchenko et al, 2020), but there were no reports from the Azov Sea coast zone (Mityushev, 2020).…”

RANGE EXPANSION AND INCREASING DAMAGE POTENTIAL OF PHYTOPHAGOUS SHIELD BUGS (Heteroptera: Pentatomidae) (review)

“…In different parts of its invasive range, this polyphagous pentatomid demonstrates tendencies to expand its' host plant range (D. Lupi et al, 2017; M.-A. Aghaee et al, 2018; S. Francati et al, 2021; V Zakharchenko et al, 2020)…”