scholarly journals Development of the elements of the biological system for protecting crops against the southern green stink bug Nezara viridula L. (Hemiptera: Pentatomidae) in Krasnodar Krai

2020 ◽  
Vol 21 ◽  
pp. 00037
Author(s):  
Marina Pushnya ◽  
Elena Rodionova ◽  
Ekaterina Snesareva

The article considers the issues related to the development of the methods of biological crop protection against the adventive species of pentatomides (Pentatomidae, Hemiptera) – the southern green stink bug Nezara viridula L. 1758. One of the main factors contributing to the significant spread of this multinucleated pest is the lack of effective control systems of this species, in particular, poor knowledge of local entomophages species. A number of the biological peculiarities of a stinkbug has been studied. For the first time in the Russian Federation, infection of the N. viridula eggs with the entomophage Trissolcus basalis Woll. 1858 (Hymenoptera: Scelionidae) was determined We found that to control Nezara in such crops as soybeans, tomatoes and tobacco, it is possible to use the Fitoverm-M preparation (active ingredient – aversectin-C, 2 g/l).

2021 ◽  
Vol 31 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Magdi Shaaban Ali El-Hawagry ◽  
Ayman Mohey Eldin Ebrahim ◽  
Maha Salah Eldin Nada

Abstract Background The phorid fly Megaselia scalaris (Loew) (Diptera: Phoridae) is an omnivorous species, capable of exploring a large variety of environments and ecological niches. It is known as an important detritivore species with maggots feeding on a variety of food of both animal and plant origin. Results The present study reports M. scalaris as an endoparasitoid attacking colonies of the southern green stink bug Nezara viridula (L.) for the first time. This case of parasitism was observed inside rearing cages of N. viridula at  the Plant Protection Research Institute, Dokki, Egypt in August 2020. We firstly identified adult individuals of M. scalaris which were found moving erratically within the cages using relevant identification keys. To verify that N. viridula individuals are parasitized by the same parasitoid and they are not infected with other parasitoids, some of the parasitized bugs were transferred to a separate cage at the same laboratory conditions and the developmental stages of the dipteran parasitoid were observed until the adult emergence. Conclusion The present investigation revealed that M. scalaris could be included to the recorded parasitoid species of N. viridula, and further studies should be carried out to assess the efficacy of this fly as a biocontrol agent.


2020 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 1
Author(s):  
Akamu Jude Ewunkem ◽  
Henry Osofuhene Sintim ◽  
Beatrice Nuck Dingha ◽  
Sudan Gyawaly ◽  
Louis Ernest Jackai

2021 ◽  
Vol 46 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Jesus F. Esquivel ◽  
Robert E. Droleskey ◽  
Roger B. Harvey

2008 ◽  
pp. 3471-3472
Author(s):  
John B. Heppner ◽  
David B. Richman ◽  
Steven E. Naranjo ◽  
Dale Habeck ◽  
Christopher Asaro ◽  
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Author(s):  
Dhandapani Gurusamy ◽  
Jeffrey L. Howell ◽  
Shankar C. R. R. Chereddy ◽  
Jinmo Koo ◽  
Subba Reddy Palli

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