Pheromone Blends of Predaceous Bugs (Heteroptera: Pentatomidae: Podisus spp.)

1991 ◽  
Vol 46 (3-4) ◽  
pp. 264-269 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. R. Aldrich ◽  
J. P. Kochansky ◽  
W. R. Lusby ◽  
M. Borges
Keyword(s):  
Stink Bugs ◽  
Pheromone Blends ◽  
Neotropical Species ◽  
Heteroptera Pentatomidae ◽  
Species Specific

Male predaceous stink bugs (Pentatom idae: Asopinae) in the genus Podisus release longrange attractant pheromones from a pair of hypertrophied glands opening underneath the wings. Pherom one com positions are reported for four additional Podisus spp.: two Neotropical species (P. connexivus and an undetermined Podisussp.), and two Nearctic species (P. placidus and P. mucronatus). Males of each species release (E)-2-hexenal, plus species-specific major components that include α-terpineol, linalool, 9-hydroxy-2-nonanone, and (E)-2-hexenyl tiglate. The pheromonal chemistry of the Neotropical species closely resembles that for the previously studied Nearctic species, P. macuiiventris and P. fretus.

scholarly journals Artifacts and Pheromone Blends from Nezara spp. and Other Stink Bugs (Heteroptera: Pentatomidae)

1993 ◽  
Vol 48 (1-2) ◽  
pp. 73-79 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. R. Aldrich ◽  
H. Numata ◽  
M. Borges ◽  
F. Bin ◽  
G. K. Waite ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Nezara Viridula ◽  
Stink Bugs ◽  
Pheromone Blends ◽  
Synthetic Pheromone ◽  
Heteroptera Pentatomidae ◽  
Species Specific ◽  
Male Specific

Isomeric compounds reportedly released by mature males of Nezara viridula as attractants for conspecific females are evidently artifacts formed by dimerization of (E)-4-oxo-2-hexenal. Additional analyses of the male-specific volatiles from Italian, Australian, Brazilian, and Japanese populations of N. viridula verify that at least two distinctive pheromone strains exist, but an active synthetic pheromone has not yet been developed. Analyses of volatiles from N. antennata and Acrosternum aseadum males are also reported showing that the native Japanese Nezara sp., and species in the sister genus Acrosternum, produce species-specific blends based on the same compounds as N. viridula: (Z)-α-bisabolene (1-methyl-4-(1,5-dim ethyl-(Z)-1,4- hexadienyl)-cyclohexene), and trans- and cis-1,2-epoxides of (Z)-α-bisabolene. The trans-/cis- 1,2-epoxide ratio of N. antennata is within the range found for most N. viridula populations, but the blend from Japanese N. viridula males deviates radically from those of other conspecific populations.

Three new species of Eurystethus from Brazil (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Pentatomidae)

Zootaxa ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 4958 (1) ◽  
pp. 585-594
Author(s):  
ANDRÉ OLIVEIRA CORREIA ◽  
JOSÉ ANTÔNIO MARIN FERNANDES ◽  
LUIZ ALEXANDRE CAMPOS
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Neotropical Region ◽  
Stink Bugs ◽  
Distribution Map ◽  
True Bugs ◽  
Distributed Groups ◽  
Heteroptera Pentatomidae ◽  
Three New Species ◽  
The Tropics

The Heteroptera (true bugs) and its fourth-largest family Pentatomidae (stink bugs) are worldwide distributed groups with higher diversity in the tropics. The pentatomid subfamily Discocephalinae is almost restricted to the Neotropical Region, and it is divided into the tribes Discocephalini and Ochlerini. Eurystethus Mayr, 1864 is placed within Discocephalini and comprises 18 species, 16 out of them classified into two subgenera. Here we describe Eurystethus jo sp. nov., Eurystethus multipunctatus sp. nov., and Eurystethus rufodorsatus sp. nov., all occurring in Brazil, compare them to other species and provide a distribution map. 

scholarly journals Lightweight males of Podisus nigrispinus (Heteroptera: Pentatomidae) neglect lightweight females due low reproductive fitness

2016 ◽  
Vol 77 (2) ◽  
pp. 267-276 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. I. A. Pereira ◽  
R. B. Silva ◽  
W. S. Tavares ◽  
J. B. Malaquias ◽  
J. C. Zanuncio
Keyword(s):  
Stink Bugs ◽  
High Quality ◽  
Gossypium Hirsutum L ◽  
Nymphal Stage ◽  
Male And Female ◽  
Food Shortages ◽  
Quality Diet ◽  
Males And Females ◽  
Heteroptera Pentatomidae ◽  
Coleoptera Tenebrionidae

Abstract Sexual choice by male stink bugs is important because females that experience food shortages lay fewer eggs with lower viability compared with well-fed females. In this study, we investigated whether Podisus nigrispinus (Dallas) (Heteroptera: Pentatomidae) males fed with a low-quality diet during its nymphal stage show selectivity for sexual partners resulting in high-quality progeny. Lightweight males and females were obtained from nymphs fed weekly with Tenebrio molitor L. (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae) pupae. By contrast, heavyweight males and females were fed three times a week and received an extra nutritional source: cotton leaves, Gossypium hirsutum L. (Malvaceae). Lightweight males preferred to mate with heavy females (77.78 ± 14.69%), whereas heavyweight males did not discriminated between light or heavyweight females. Females mated with lightweight males showed similar levels of reproduction to those mated with heavyweight males. The results provide an indication of the importance of male and female body weight for sexual selection in Asopinae stink bugs.

An Improved Trap for Monitoring Stink Bugs (Heteroptera: Pentatomidae) in Apple and Peach Orchards

2006 ◽  
Vol 41 (1) ◽  
pp. 9-21 ◽  
Author(s):  
Henry W. Hogmire ◽  
Tracy C. Leskey
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Stink Bug ◽  
Stink Bugs ◽  
Acrosternum Hilare ◽  
Euschistus Servus ◽  
Capture Mechanism ◽  
Green Stink Bug ◽  
Heteroptera Pentatomidae ◽  
Improved Design ◽  
Decision Making Tool

Capture of stink bugs (Heteroptera: Pentatomidae) in apple orchards with yellow pyramid traps baited with Euschistus spp. (Heteroptera: Pentatomidae) aggregation pheromone, methyl (2E,4Z)-decadienoate, was 4 fold greater when traps were topped with a 3.8-L jar with a 1.6 cm diameter opening and trimmed wire edging than with a 1.9-L jar with a 5 cm diameter opening with no wire edging. Stink bug capture in the 3.8-L jar top was unaffected by the presence or size of an insecticide ear tag, indicating that this improved design led to increased captures by reducing escape. Sixty-four percent fewer stink bugs escaped from 3.8-L jar tops with the improved capture mechanism than from the 1.9-L jar tops. Green stink bug, Acrosternum hilare (Say), was more susceptible to the presence of the insecticide ear tag than the brown stink bug, Euschistus servus (Say), with dusky stink bug, E. tristigmus (Say), exhibiting high mortality in traps with and without ear tags. Among baited and unbaited pyramid traps with different visual stimuli, fewer captures were recorded in black pyramid traps than in clear, yellow, green or white pyramid traps. Similar numbers of brown stink bugs were captured in yellow pyramid traps deployed on the ground between trees or on horizontal branches within trees in the orchard border row. Captures of dusky and green stink bugs were greater in the tree pyramid, especially from August to mid-October. Relationships between stink bug capture and injury will need to be determined before this trap can be incorporated as a decision-making tool in pest management programs.

Synergism between Enantiomers Creates Species-Specific Pheromone Blends and Minimizes Cross-Attraction for Two Species of Cerambycid Beetles

2016 ◽  
Vol 42 (11) ◽  
pp. 1181-1192 ◽  
Author(s):  
Linnea R. Meier ◽  
Yunfan Zou ◽  
Jocelyn G. Millar ◽  
Judith A. Mongold-Diers ◽  
Lawrence M. Hanks
Keyword(s):  
Pheromone Blends ◽  
Cerambycid Beetles ◽  
Species Specific ◽  
Cross Attraction
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