Effects of the Insect Growth Regulators Novaluron and Diflubenzuron on the Brown Marmorated Stink Bug

The brown marmorated stink bug (BMSB), Halyomorpha halys (Stål), is an invasive pest from China that causes economic damage to field crops, vegetables, and tree fruit. Due to its destructive potential, applications of broad-spectrum insecticides have escalated. Researchers are trying to identify options for controlling BMSB that have less of a negative impact on non-target species. Chitin biosynthesis inhibitors are more selective than the commonly used pyrethroids and organophosphates. They are active on the larval stage of the insect and are reported as having sublethal effects such as reducing adult fecundity. In our studies, bioassays were completed with chitin biosynthesis inhibitors novaluron and diflubenzuron to evaluate the effectiveness of these insecticides on adult mortality, nymphal growth, adult fecundity, and egg hatch. Our data indicate that treatments of novaluron at 362.2 g ai/ha or diflubenzuron at 280.2 g ai/ha effectively controlled BMSB nymphs. However, the insecticides were not effective at reducing egg hatch, adult fecundity, or adult life span. If novaluron or diflubenzuron are used in agriculture for BMSB control, then the nymphal stage should be targeted. Accepted for publication 9 November 2012. Published 12 December 2012.

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Influence of Irradiation on the Biology of the Brown Marmorated Stink Bug (Halyomorpha halys Stål)

10.20944/preprints202002.0255.v1 ◽

2020 ◽

Author(s):

Hai Nam Nguyen ◽

Lloyd Damien Stringer ◽

Ki-Jeong Hong

Keyword(s):

Developmental Stages ◽

Halyomorpha Halys ◽

Brown Marmorated Stink Bug ◽

Stink Bug ◽

Negative Effects ◽

Egg Hatch ◽

Nymphal Stage ◽

Hatch Rate ◽

Female Partners ◽

F2 Generation

The irradiation biology of the brown marmorated stink bug (BMSB, Halyomorpha halys Stål) treated at the nymphal stage was investigated to determine its application for sterile insect technique (SIT). Fifth instar males of BMSB were exposed to gamma-radiation 60Co at different doses of 12, 16, 20, 24 and 64 Gy. Irradiated males were mated with non-irradiated virgin females to assess the longevity of both sexes, female fecundity and fertility of their offspring until the egg stage of the F2 generation. The mortality of each of the developmental stages of the F1 and eggs of the F2 generation was observed to determine whether negative effects from exposure to radiation was inherited. The data indicated that irradiation significantly reduced the lifespan of male insects at doses above 20Gy. Irradiated males did not affect the longevity and fecundity of their female partners, nor either sex of their resulting progeny, but it did reduce the hatch rate of the eggs at all doses tested. The sterility rates of F1 eggs were 55.6%, 73.3%, 74.1% and 74.1% at doses of 12Gy, 16Gy, 20Gy and 24Gy respectively. Eggs were completely sterile (100%) at a dose of 64Gy with no egg hatch recorded. A low hatch rate of F2 eggs illustrated that negative effects from radiation was inherited by the subsequent generation. The results support the potential for the use of SIT for BMSB management by irradiating the fifth instar male nymphs at 16-64Gy.

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Establishing a base for understanding the threat of the brown marmorated stink bug to plants of value to Māori / E whakarite ana he tūāpapa e mārama ai i ngā kino o te ngārara pīhau parauri ki ngā tipu e whai hua ki te Māori

New Zealand Plant Protection ◽

10.30843/nzpp.2019.72.292 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 72 ◽

pp. 44-58 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

David A.J. Teulon ◽

Aleise Puketapu ◽

Hone T. Ropata ◽

Ross Bicknell

Keyword(s):

Plant Species ◽

Invasive Pest ◽

Brown Marmorated Stink Bug ◽

Stink Bug ◽

Crop Species ◽

Economic Threat ◽

Kaupapa Māori ◽

Potential Impact ◽

Food Gardens ◽

The Impact

The brown marmorated stink bug (BMSB) Halyomorpha halys (Heteroptera: Pentatomidae) is an invasive pest in North America and Europe that damages many plant species and invades human dwellings. It is regularly intercepted at Aotearoa/New Zealand’s borders but is not yet known to have established. Māori are partners in New Zealand’s biosecurity community and an understanding of the potential impact of any invasive alien species to their interests is essential. The known impacts of BMSB in published literature were reviewed with a focus on Māori plant taonga (valued or treasured plant species) in: (1) Māori commercial enterprises; (2) mara kai (food gardens); and (3) the natural estate. Many fruit and some vegetable species are likely to be affected by BMSB in commercial and non-commercial Māori horticulture but the impact of BMSB on indigenous/native and other taonga plant species in mara kai and the native estate is difficult to evaluate. BMSB poses a serious economic threat to some crop species of commercial value to Māori, as well as threat to some native taonga species. A kaupapa Māori approach examining unpublished mātauranga (knowledge) would considerably broaden this understanding. He ngārara raupatu kaha nei i te tini o ngā tipu, te urutomo noa i te hunga tangata te ngārara nei. Ka kaha haukotingia te ngārara nei e te mana ārai o Aotearoa heoi anō, kāore anō kia whakawhenua i a ia. E mahi tahi ana a Māori rāua ko te hapori marukoiora, anō hoki e mārama ana i te mōrearea o ngā tipu tauiwi - e whai pānga kia rātou. Te Tukanga. I arotake i ngā tuhinga e hāngai ana ki ngā kopuratanga e mōhio nei - e Māori ai te titiro o roto: (1) ngā pākihi Māori (2) ngā māra kai (3) te taiao anō hoki. Te Whakautu. He maha hoki ngā huawhenua me ngā huarākau ka pāngia e te BMSB o roto i ngā pākihi, i ngā ahuone Māori heoi anō, te taea te whakatau i ngā pānga o te BMSB ki te iwi taketake me ōna taonga o roto i ngā māra kai. Te Whakakapinga. Kei tino raru ētahi tipu e whai pānga ki te Māori, ngā tipu taketake anō hoki i te BMSB. Mā te tirohanga Māori e whakawhānui i ngā mōhiotanga.

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Beware the brown marmorated stink bug!

IVES Technical Reviews, vine and wine ◽

10.20870/ives-tr.2020.3304 ◽

2020 ◽

Author(s):

Jean-Claude Streito ◽

Marguerite Chartois ◽

Éric Pierre ◽

Jean-Pierre Rossi

Keyword(s):

Economic Damage ◽

Halyomorpha Halys ◽

Brown Marmorated Stink Bug ◽

Stink Bug ◽

Agricultural Crops ◽

Eastern Asia ◽

Wine Grapes ◽

Management Options ◽

Hemipteran Insect ◽

Near Future

The brown marmorated stink bug (BMSB), Halyomorpha halys (Stål, 1855) is a hemipteran insect in the Pentatomidae family native to eastern Asia. This extremely polyphagous species is spreading rapidly worldwide. It is responsible for important economic damage to various agricultural crops, including wine grapes. Available data suggest that the current range of the BMSB is likely to expand in the near future which calls for more research and exploration of management options and biocontrol. Citizen science is a promising way forward on monitoring the BMSB expansion.

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Brown marmorated stink bug overwintering aggregations are not regulated through vibrational signals during autumn dispersal

Royal Society Open Science ◽

10.1098/rsos.201371 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 7 (11) ◽

pp. 201371

Author(s):

Carol L. Bedoya ◽

Eckehard G. Brockerhoff ◽

Michael Hayes ◽

Tracy C. Leskey ◽

William R. Morrison ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Invasive Pest ◽

Pest Species ◽

Brown Marmorated Stink Bug ◽

Stink Bug ◽

Vibrational Signal ◽

Wide Range ◽

Vibrational Signals ◽

Invasive Pest Species ◽

Signal Production ◽

Dispersal Period

The brown marmorated stink bug, Halyomorpha halys (Heteroptera: Pentatomidae), is regarded as one of the world's most pernicious invasive pest species, as it feeds on a wide range of economically important crops. During the autumn dispersal period, H. halys ultimately moves to potential overwintering sites, such as human-made structures or trees where it will alight and seek out a final overwintering location, often aggregating with other adults. The cues used during this process are unknown, but may involve vibrational signals. We evaluated whether vibrational signals regulate cluster aggregation in H. haly s in overwintering site selection. We collected acoustic data for six weeks during the autumn dispersal period and used it to quantify movement and detect vibrational communication of individuals colonizing overwintering shelters. Both movement and vibrational signal production increased after the second week, reaching their maxima in week four, before decaying again. We found that only males produced vibrations in this context, yet there was no correlation between movement and vibrational signals , which was confirmed through playback experiments. The cues regulating the formation of aggregations remain largely unknown, but vibrations may indicate group size.

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Rapid transcriptome sequencing of an invasive pest, the brown marmorated stink bug Halyomorpha halys

BMC Genomics ◽

10.1186/1471-2164-15-738 ◽

2014 ◽

Vol 15 (1) ◽

pp. 738 ◽

Cited By ~ 34

Author(s):

Panagiotis Ioannidis ◽

Yong Lu ◽

Nikhil Kumar ◽

Todd Creasy ◽

Sean Daugherty ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Transcriptome Sequencing ◽

Invasive Pest ◽

Halyomorpha Halys ◽

Brown Marmorated Stink Bug ◽

Stink Bug

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Temperature and Humidity Interact to Influence Brown Marmorated Stink Bug (Hemiptera: Pentatomidae), Survival

Environmental Entomology ◽

10.1093/ee/nvaa146 ◽

2020 ◽

Author(s):

Joanna J Fisher ◽

Jhalendra P Rijal ◽

Frank G Zalom

Keyword(s):

United States ◽

High Temperature ◽

High Temperatures ◽

The United States ◽

Fourth Instar ◽

Economic Damage ◽

Brown Marmorated Stink Bug ◽

Stink Bug ◽

First Instar ◽

The Impact

Abstract High-temperature events can influence insect population dynamics and could be especially important for predicting the potential spread and establishment of invasive insects. The interaction between temperature and environmental humidity on insect populations is not well understood but can be a key factor that determines habitat range and population size. The brown marmorated stink bug, Halyomorpha halys (Stål), is an invasive agricultural pest in the United States and Europe, which causes serious economic damage to a wide range of crops. This insect’s range continues to expand. It has recently invaded the Central Valley of California, which has a hotter and drier climate compared with the Eastern United States where this insect is established. We investigated how high-temperature events and relative humidity would impact the survival and reproduction of H. halys. Using incubators and humidity chambers, we evaluated the impact of humidity and short-term (2 d) high-temperature exposure on the survival and development of H. halys eggs, nymphs, and adults. We found that high temperatures significantly reduced H. halys survival. The impact of humidity on H. halys survival was dependent on temperature and life stage. Low humidity decreased first-instar survival but not third- to fourth-instar survival. High humidity increased first instar survival but decreased third- to fourth-instar survival. Humidity did not influence adult or egg survival. We also found that high temperatures decreased H. halys reproduction. Our findings have important implications for understanding the invasive ecology of H. halys and may be used to improve models predicting H. halys range expansion.

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Brown marmorated stink bug (Hemiptera: Pentatomidae) in Canada: recent establishment, occurrence, and pest status in southern Ontario

The Canadian Entomologist ◽

10.4039/tce.2014.4 ◽

2014 ◽

Vol 146 (5) ◽

pp. 579-582 ◽

Cited By ~ 23

Author(s):

T.D. Gariepy ◽

H. Fraser ◽

C.D. Scott-Dupree

Keyword(s):

Pest Management ◽

Host Plants ◽

Management Strategies ◽

Economic Damage ◽

Halyomorpha Halys ◽

Brown Marmorated Stink Bug ◽

Stink Bug ◽

Southern Ontario ◽

Breeding Populations ◽

Recent Establishment

AbstractHalyomorpha halys Stål (Hemiptera: Pentatomidae), the brown marmorated stink bug (BMSB), has been intercepted numerous times in Canada, and overwintering BMSB adults have been reported by homeowners. However, established breeding populations were not detected before 2012. Here we report the occurrence of established populations of BMSB in southern Ontario, Canada and describe habitats, host plants, and collection efforts from 2012 to 2013. Tracking the phenology and spread of this pest in Ontario is critical for the development of integrated pest management strategies to prevent severe economic damage due to this pest.

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Коричнево-мраморный клоп – новая угроза овощеводству на юге России

Kartofel` i ovoshi ◽

10.25630/pav.2020.11.69.004 ◽

2020 ◽

Author(s):

I.M. Mityushev

Keyword(s):

Control Measures ◽

Invasive Pest ◽

Halyomorpha Halys ◽

Brown Marmorated Stink Bug ◽

Stink Bug ◽

Fruit Crops ◽

The South ◽

Krasnodar Krai ◽

Invasive Range ◽

First Time

Представлена информация о происхождении и географическом распространении коричнево-мраморного клопа Halyomorpha halys Stl (Hemiptera: Pentatomidae). Приведены данные об инвазивном ареале и вредоносности коричнево-мраморного клопа на юге России. Дано описание морфологических и биологических особенностей вредителя. Описаны методы мониторинга и борьбы с вредителем. Коричнево-мраморный клоп опасный инвазивный вредитель, происходящий из восточной Азии. Он повреждает значительное количество экономически значимых растений, включая различные овощные и плодовые культуры, а также лесные и декоративные растения. В Европе вредитель впервые был выявлен в 2004 году в Швейцарии и Лихтенштейне к 2020 году он распространился в 26 странах континента. На территории Евразийского экономического союза впервые зарегистрирован в России в 2014 году, на территории города Сочи в 2017 году впервые обнаружен в Казахстане. Сегодня происходит формирование инвазивного ареала вредителя на юге России: он распространился в Краснодарском крае и в республике Крым. Коричнево-мраморный клоп способен питаться на более чем 300 видах растений из 49 семейств, включая различные плодовые, овощные, декоративные и лесные растения. Из овощных культур наиболее сильно повреждает томаты, перец, баклажан, огурец, фасоль, горох и кукурузу, из плодовых культур яблоню, грушу, персик, черешню, цитрусовые, лещину, хурму и виноград. Уже в 2016-2017 годах H. halys нанес серьезный вред овощным и плодовым культурам в Краснодарском крае. Выявление очагов коричнево-мраморного клопа осуществляют методами визуального и феромонного мониторинга. Феромонный мониторинг позволяет выявлять вредителей даже при низкой численности, его осуществляют при помощи феромонных ловушек, которые размещают с мая по сентябрь. В Государственный каталог пестицидов и агрохимикатов, разрешенных к применению на территории Российской Федерации включено три инсектицида против этого вредителя, но препараты, разрешенные для защиты от него пасленовых и бобовых культур, сегодня в нем отсутствуют.The article provides information on origin and world distribution of the brown marmorated stink bug, Halyomorpha halys Stl (Hemiptera: Pentatomidae). The data on the invasive range and harmfulness of the pest in the South of Russia is presented. The description of morphological and biological features of the pest is given. The pest monitoring and control measures are described. The brown marmorated stink bug is a dangerous invasive pest of East Asia origin. It damages a number of economically important plants, including various vegetable and fruit crops, as well as forestry and ornamentals. In Europe, this pest has been recorded for the first time in 2004, in Switzerland and Liechtenstein as of 2020, it has been introduced to 26 countries of the continent. In the Eurasian Economic Union, the pest has been recorded for the first time in Russia in 2014, in the territory of Sochi in 2017 it has been recorded for the first time in Kazakhstan. The invasive range of the pest is currently being formed in the South of Russia. The pest has spread to the Krasnodar Krai and the Republic of Crimea. The brown marmorated stink bug feeds on more than 300 plant species from 49 families. The most severely damaged vegetable crops are tomatoes, peppers, aubergine, cucumber, beans, peas and corn among the fruit crops, the highest damage occurs in apples, pears, peaches, cherries, citrus fruit crops, hazel, persimmons, and grapes. As early as in 2016-2017, the brown marmorated stink bug caused serious damage to vegetable and fruit crops in the Krasnodar Krai. Detection of outbreaks of the brown marmorated stink bug is carried out by both visual and pheromone monitoring. Pheromone monitoring allows identifying pests even at low population densities it is carried out using pheromone traps, which are placed on the edges of fields from May to September. The State catalogue of pesticides and agrochemicals permitted for use on the territory of the Russian Federation includes 3 insecticides recommended for use against this pest, but so far there are no preparations permitted for protection of solanaceous and legume crops.

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