scholarly journals Cotton Balls as an Oviposition Substrate for Laboratory Rearing of Phytophagous Stink Bugs (Heteroptera: Pentatomidae)

2007 ◽  
Vol 100 (5) ◽  
pp. 745-748 ◽  
Author(s):  
Flávia A. C. Silva ◽  
Antônio R. Panizzi
Keyword(s):  
Stink Bugs ◽  
Laboratory Rearing ◽  
Oviposition Substrate ◽  
Heteroptera Pentatomidae

Comparative Laboratory Rearing of Mecidea major and M. minor (Heteroptera: Pentatomidae)

2005 ◽  
Vol 40 (3) ◽  
pp. 291-294 ◽  
Author(s):  
C. Scott Bundy ◽  
J. E. McPherson ◽  
Paul F. Smith
Keyword(s):  
Incubation Period ◽  
Developmental Time ◽  
Stink Bugs ◽  
Laboratory Rearing ◽  
Eragrostis Lehmanniana ◽  
Laboratory Conditions ◽  
Heteroptera Pentatomidae

The stink bugs Mecidea major Sailer and M. minor Ruckes were reared from egg to adult under controlled laboratory conditions at 25 ± 0.01 °C, 79.3 ± 0.05% humidity, and a photoperiod of LD 14:10 h, on Eragrostis lehmanniana Nees. The incubation period for M. major eggs averaged 5.67 d, and the five stadia 3.54, 5.56, 4.94, 5.62, and 9.63 d, respectively. The incubation period for M. minor eggs averaged 6.00 d, and the five stadia 3.20, 6.53, 4.48, 5.56, and 8.81 d, respectively. Total developmental time averaged 34.96 and 34.58 d for M. major and M. minor, respectively, and did not differ significantly between sexes within each species. However, it did differ within females between species.

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. 

Identification of Nymphal Instars of Mecidea major Sailer and Mecidea minor Ruckes (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Pentatomidae: Mecideini) from the Southwestern and Central United States

Zootaxa ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 4958 (1) ◽  
pp. 479-488
Author(s):  
J. E. MCPHERSON ◽  
C. SCOTT BUNDY
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Life Histories ◽  
South Florida ◽  
Immature Stages ◽  
Stink Bug ◽  
Laboratory Rearing ◽  
Central United States ◽  
Heteroptera Pentatomidae

The mecideine stink bug genus Mecidea is represented in America north of Mexico by three species: Mecidea major Sailor, Mecidea minor Ruckes, and Mecidea longula Stål. M. major and M. minor are widely distributed, occurring collectively from the Midwest to California. M. longula is known only from south Florida. The life histories of M. major and M. minor have been published including laboratory rearing from egg to adult and descriptions of the immature stages. However, no key has been developed for identification of the nymphs of these two species. Here, we present a key to the nymphs of these taxa to the species and instar levels. 

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.

scholarly journals Phytophagy of the predator Podisus nigrispinus (Dallas, 1851) (Hemiptera: Pentatomidae) fed on prey and Brassicaceae

2017 ◽  
Vol 77 (4) ◽  
pp. 703-709 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. F. J. Grigolli ◽  
M. M. Kubota Grigolli ◽  
D. G. Ramalho ◽  
A. L. Martins ◽  
A. M. Vacari ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Generation Time ◽  
Reproductive Rate ◽  
Egg Mass ◽  
Reproductive Parameters ◽  
Net Reproductive Rate ◽  
Laboratory Rearing ◽  
Males And Females ◽  
The Mean ◽  
Heteroptera Pentatomidae ◽  
Alternative Diet

Abstract The purpose of this study was to investigate the development and reproduction of the zoophytophagous predator Podisus nigrispinus (Dallas) (Heteroptera: Pentatomidae) fed kale, broccoli and cabbage affects its. Nymphs and adults of this predator were fed on larvae of Plutella xylostella (L.) (Lepidoptera: Plutellidae) as prey with kale, cabbage, or broccoli. In the nymph period, the duration and prey consumption were similar with all the Brassicacea cultivar. However, nymph viability was higher for predators with broccoli leaves. The mean weight of 5th-instar nymphs, newly emerged females and the sex ratio were similar among the Brassicacea cultivars, while newly emerged males were heavier with kale and broccoli leaves. The supply of broccoli leaves resulted in greater oviposition, higher number of eggs per egg mass and longer longevity of P. nigrispinus males and females. Furthermore, the consumption of P. xylostella larvae by adult predators was higher with these cultivars. The net reproductive rate (R0) and mean generation time (T) were highest for predators with prey and broccoli leaves. The reproductive parameters of P. nigrispinus were enhanced when fed on P. xylostella larvae with and broccoli leaves, which can be an alternative diet in laboratory rearing of this predator.

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.

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