scholarly journals Diversity of stink bugs (Pentatomidae) in Chloris distichophylla Lag. (Poaceae) overwintering

2019 ◽  
Vol 1 ◽  
pp. ec01007
Author(s):  
Eduardo Engel ◽  
Mauricio P. B. Pasini
Keyword(s):  
Population Density ◽  
Rio Grande ◽  
Stink Bug ◽  
Stink Bugs ◽  
Rio Grande Do Sul ◽  
Euschistus Heros ◽  
Piezodorus Guildinii

The objective of this study was to evaluate the diversity and abundance of stink bugs in Chloris distichophylla Lag (Poales: Poaceae) during the soybean and corn off-season. The work was carried out in the municipality of Cruz Alta, Rio Grande do Sul state, over the soybean and corn off-season between 2014 and 2018. 3543 adults were identified into six species: Euschistus heros (Fabricius, 1798), Dichelops furcatus (Fabricius, 1775), Dichelops melacanthus (Dallas, 1851), Edessa meditabunda (Fabricus, 1794), Edessa ruformaginata (De Geer, 1773) and Piezodorus guildinii (Westwood, 1837) (Hemiptera: Pentatomidae). E. heros was the most abundant, followed by D. furcatus. The diameter of the clumps directly affects the population density of the stink bugs. Finally, C. distichophylla is shown as favorable to the maintenance of the stink bug populations over the soybean and corn off-season.

scholarly journals Pentatomids associated with blackberry

2014 ◽  
Vol 38 (3) ◽  
pp. 256-261
Author(s):  
Mauricio Paulo Batistella Pasini ◽  
Alessandro Dal'Col Lúcio
Keyword(s):  
Rio Grande ◽  
Nezara Viridula ◽  
Brown Spot ◽  
Stink Bug ◽  
Stink Bugs ◽  
Rio Grande Do Sul ◽  
Dark Brown Spot ◽  
Euschistus Heros ◽  
Santa Maria ◽  
Piezodorus Guildinii

Information concerning the presence of stink bugs in blackberry (Rubus spp.) in Brazil is sparse. This study aimed to identify the stink bug species associated with blackberry, to establish the daily dynamics and evaluate the fruits damage. The experiment was conducted in Santa Maria, Rio Grande do Sul State, Brazil, in blackberry orchard. Presence and evaluations of stink bugs were done weekly through visual and sweeping samplings at different day times. Five species of pentatomids were identified: Piezodorus guildinii, Nezara viridula, Euschistus heros, Dichelops furcatus and Edessa meditabunda. The bugs attack the drupelets producing a dark brown spot and wrinkled berries.

scholarly journals Characterization and Comparison of Intestinal Bacterial Microbiomes of Euschistus heros and Piezodorus guildinii Collected in Brazil and the United States

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 ◽  
Author(s):  
Matheus Sartori Moro ◽  
Xing Wu ◽  
Wei Wei ◽  
Lucas William Mendes ◽  
Kerry Clint Allen ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
The United States ◽  
Microbial Pathogens ◽  
Intestinal Microbiome ◽  
Rrna Gene ◽  
Stink Bug ◽  
Stink Bugs ◽  
Physical Damage ◽  
Euschistus Heros ◽  
Piezodorus Guildinii

Background: Herbivorous insects are one of the main biological threats to crops. One such group of insects, stink bugs, do not eat large amounts of tissue when feeding on soybean, but are damaging to the quality of the seed yield as they feed on green developing seeds leading to poorly marketable harvests. In addition to causing physical damage during sucking-feeding activities, the insects can also transmit microbial pathogens, leading to even greater yield loss. Conducting surveys of the insect intestinal microbiome can help identify possible pathogens, as well as detail what healthy stink bug digestive systems have in common.Methods: We used the conserved V4 region of the 16S rRNA gene to characterize the bacterial microbiome of the red-banded stink bug Piezodorus guildinii collected in Brazil and the United States, as well as the neotropical brown stink bug Euschistus heros collected in Brazil.Results: After quality filtering of the data, 192 samples were kept for analyses: 117 samples from P. guildinii covering three sites in Brazil and four sites in the United States, and 75 samples for E. heros covering 10 sites in Brazil. The most interesting observations were that the diversity and abundance of some bacterial families were different in the different ecoregions of Brazil and the United States.Conclusion: Some families, such as Acetobacteraceae, Bacillaceae, Moraxellaceae, Enterobacteriaceae, and Rhodocyclaceae, may be related to the better adaptation in some localities in providing nutrients, break down cellulose, detoxify phytochemicals, and degrade organic compounds, which makes it difficult to control these species.

scholarly journals Chloris distichophylla Lag. (Poaceae) as stink bug (Pentatomidae) shelter in soybean and corn off-season in southern Brazil

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Eduardo Engel ◽  
Mauricio P. B. Pasini ◽  
Daniele C. Hörz ◽  
Rafael P. Bortolotto
Keyword(s):  
Data Analysis ◽  
Population Density ◽  
Stink Bug ◽  
Stink Bugs ◽  
Southern Brazil ◽  
Euschistus Heros ◽  
Composition Structure

AbstractThe objective of this study was to evaluate the composition and abundance of dormant bedbugs in Chloris distichophylla Lag (Poales: Poaceae) over the soybean and corn off-season. The work was carried out in the municipality of Cruz Alta, over the soybean and corn off-season between 2014 and 2018. Plants of C. distichophylla with different clump diameter were sampled, and the bugs contained in them were counted and submitted to data analysis for the evaluation of the composition, structure, and diversity of occurring species. At the end of the experiment, 3543 hibernating adults were counted and divided into six species: Euschistus heros (F.), Dichelops furcatus (F.), Dichelops melacanthus Dallas, Edessa meditabunda (F.), Edessa ruformaginata (De Geer) (Hemiptera: Pentatomidae). The species E. heros was the most abundant, followed by D. furcatus. The diameter of the clumps directly affects the population density of the stink bugs. Finally, C. distichophylla is shown as a hibernate favorable to the maintenance of the stink bug populations over the soybean and corn off-season.

scholarly journals Characterization and Comparison of Intestinal Bacterial Microbiomes of Euschistus Heros and Piezodorus Guildinii Collected in Brazil and the United States

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Matheus Sartori Moro ◽  
Xing Wu ◽  
Wei Wei ◽  
Lucas William Mendes ◽  
Clint Allen ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
The United States ◽  
Microbial Pathogens ◽  
Intestinal Microbiome ◽  
Rrna Gene ◽  
Stink Bug ◽  
Stink Bugs ◽  
Physical Damage ◽  
Euschistus Heros ◽  
Piezodorus Guildinii

Abstract Background: Herbaceous insects are one of the main biological threats to crops. One such group of insects, stink bugs, do not eat large amounts of tissue when feeding on soybean, but are extremely damaging to the quality of the seed yield as they feed directly on green developing seeds leading to poorly marketable harvests. In addition to causing physical damage to the seed during feeding, the insects can also transmit microbial pathogens, leading to even greater yield loss. Conducting surveys of the insect intestinal microbiome can help identify possible pathogens, as well as detail what healthy stink bug digestive systems have in common.Methods: We used the conserved V4 515-806 region of the 16S rRNA gene to characterize the bacterial microbiome of the red-banded stink bug Piezodorus guildinii collected in Brazil and the United States, as well as the neotropical brown stink bug Euschistus heros collected in Brazil.Results: After quality filtering of the data, 192 samples were kept for analyses: 117 samples from P. guildinii covering three sites in Brazil and four sites in the US, and 75 samples for E. heros covering 10 sites in Brazil. The most interesting observations were that the diversity and abundance of some bacterial families were different in the different ecoregions of Brazil and the United States.Conclusions: Some families may be related to the better adaptation in some localities in provide nutrients, break down cellulose, detoxify phytochemicals, and degrade organic compounds, which makes it difficult to control these species.

scholarly journals Characterization and Comparison of Intestinal Bacterial Microbiomes of Euschistus Heros and Piezodorus Guildinii Collected in Brazil and the United States

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Matheus Sartori Moro ◽  
Xing Wu ◽  
Wei Wei ◽  
Lucas William Mendes ◽  
Clint Allen ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
The United States ◽  
Microbial Pathogens ◽  
Intestinal Microbiome ◽  
Rrna Gene ◽  
Stink Bug ◽  
Stink Bugs ◽  
Physical Damage ◽  
Euschistus Heros ◽  
Piezodorus Guildinii

Abstract Background: Herbaceous insects are one of the main biological threats to crops. One such group of insects, stink bugs, do not eat large amounts of tissue when feeding on soybean, but are extremely damaging to the quality of the seed yield as they feed directly on green developing seeds leading to poorly marketable harvests. In addition to causing physical damage to the seed during feeding, the insects can also transmit microbial pathogens, leading to even greater yield loss. Conducting surveys of the insect intestinal microbiome can help identify possible pathogens, as well as detail what healthy stink bug digestive systems have in common. Methods: We used the conserved V4 515-806 region of the 16S rRNA gene to characterize the bacterial microbiome of the red-banded stink bug Piezodorus guildinii collected in Brazil and the United States, as well as the neotropical brown stink bug Euschistus heros collected in Brazil. Results: After quality filtering of the data, 192 samples were kept for analyses: 117 samples from P. guildinii covering three sites in Brazil and four sites in the US, and 75 samples for E. heros covering 10 sites in Brazil. The most interesting observations were that the diversity and abundance of some bacterial families were different in the different ecoregions of Brazil and the United States. Conclusions: Some families may be related to the better adaptation in some localities in provide nutrients, break down cellulose, detoxify phytochemicals, and degrade organic compounds, which makes it difficult to control these species.

Illustrated guide to Pentatominae (Hemiptera: Pentatomidae) species associated with the four main grain crops in Rio Grande do Sul state, Brazil

Zootaxa ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 4958 (1) ◽  
pp. 430-478
Author(s):  
LURDIANA D. BARROS ◽  
MARCELO R. PAIM ◽  
VERÔNICA KREIN ◽  
VICTOR CARABAJAL ◽  
MARCELA N. BRANDÃO ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Species Distribution ◽  
New Records ◽  
Species Recognition ◽  
Rio Grande ◽  
Economic Importance ◽  
Stink Bugs ◽  
Rio Grande Do Sul ◽  
Distribution Maps ◽  
Grain Crops ◽  
Scientific Collections

Several stink bugs in the subfamily Pentatominae are crop pests or have the potential to damage plants of economic importance. In the Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Sul, where agriculture plays a major role in the economy, the knowledge about pest stink bugs is fragmented and, in some instances, outdated. This work provides a summary of Pentatominae species recorded in Rio Grande do Sul feeding on the four most important grain crops for the state, i.e. soybean, rice, maize, and wheat, plus canola, an emerging crop. This survey is enhanced with new records from scientific collections, a short diagnosis for each species, distribution maps, an identification key, and carefully illustrated to allow for species recognition in the field. With this work, we aim to reunite the scattered knowledge of the group in one single revision, and provide a useful tool for identifying the pest stink bugs of Rio Grande do Sul. 

scholarly journals Psix striaticeps (Dodd) (Hymenoptera, Scelionidae): an Old World parasitoid of stink bug eggs arrives in Florida, USA

2021 ◽  
Vol 87 ◽  
pp. 503-521
Author(s):  
Sarah Birkmire ◽  
Cory Penca ◽  
Elijah J. Talamas ◽  
Matthew R. Moore ◽  
Amanda C. Hodges
Keyword(s):  
Biological Control ◽  
Biological Control Agent ◽  
Parasitoid Wasp ◽  
Egg Parasitoid ◽  
Control Agent ◽  
Western Hemisphere ◽  
Stink Bug ◽  
Stink Bugs ◽  
Old World ◽  
Piezodorus Guildinii

Psix striaticeps (Dodd) is an egg-parasitoid wasp previously known only from the Old World. We report this species from twelve counties in Florida, which are the first records in the Western Hemisphere. It was collected in yellow cylinder traps and reared from the eggs of three stink bug species: Nezara viridula L., Chinavia marginata (Palisot de Beauvois), and Piezodorus guildinii (Westwood). A COI barcode analysis found a 100% match between the Floridian population and a specimen from South Africa. The prospects of using Ps. striaticeps as a biological control agent against exotic stink bugs are discussed.

scholarly journals Saccharum angustifolium (Nees) Trin. (Poales: Poaceae) as hibernacle for stink bugs during the soybean and corn off-season in Southern Brazil

2019 ◽  
Vol 86 ◽  
Author(s):  
Eduardo Engel ◽  
Mauricio Paulo Batistella Pasini ◽  
José Luiz Tragnago ◽  
Daniele Caroline Hörz ◽  
Nadiel Augusto Kist ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Population Density ◽  
Direct Effect ◽  
Host Plants ◽  
Economic Importance ◽  
Stink Bugs ◽  
Southern Brazil ◽  
Key Factors ◽  
True Bugs ◽  
Euschistus Heros

ABSTRACT Host plants are key factors in the survival of true bugs during unfavorable periods. The objective of this study was to evaluate the composition, diversity and abundance of pentatomid bugs in Saccharum angustifolium (Nees) Trin. (Poales: Poaceae). Plants were evaluated during the soybean and corn off--season for five years. A total of 250 plants were sampled, the true bug population was counted and used for statistical and faunistic analysis. We observed the occurrence of the species: Euschistus heros (F.), Dichelops furcatus (F.), Dichelops melacanthus (Dallas), Edessa meditabunda (F.), and Edessa ruformaginata (De Geer). Among the species, the highest population density was verified for E. meditabunda, E. heros, and D. furcatus. We also observed a direct effect of the clump diameter on the population density of E. heros, D. furcatus, and E. meditabunda. Finally, we conclude that S. angustifolium plants serve as adequate hibernacles for the survival of true bugs of economic importance during the soybean and corn off-season.

Feeding Preference by Stink Bugs (Heteroptera: Pentatomidae) for Seeds Within Soybean Pods

1995 ◽  
Vol 30 (3) ◽  
pp. 333-341 ◽  
Author(s):  
Antônio R. Panizzi ◽  
Cintia C. Niva ◽  
Edson Hirose
Keyword(s):  
Feeding Activity ◽  
Feeding Preference ◽  
Distal Region ◽  
Stink Bugs ◽  
Feeding Frequency ◽  
Euschistus Heros ◽  
Significant Temperature ◽  
Growth Chambers ◽  
Heteroptera Pentatomidae ◽  
Piezodorus Guildinii

Studies were conducted in the laboratory and in growth chambers to determine if the location of particular seeds within soybean pods were preferred by adult Nezara viridula (L.), Euschistus heros (F.), and Piezodorus guildinii (Westwood) (Heteroptera: Pentatomidae). Results demonstrated that feeding frequency, as indicated by the number of punctures (i.e., stylet sheaths), was significantly greater (P < 0.05) on the proximal seed, than on other seeds, both for detached pods and pods on plants. In general, the number of punctures on the proximal seed was 2–3X greater than punctures observed in the medial or distal region. Of the three species studied, N. viridula showed the greatest feeding activity and P. guildinii the least. No significant differences in feeding activity between sexes were observed. N. viridula fed more frequently at 22 than at 29°C, while no significant temperature effect was observed for E. heros.

scholarly journals Tamanho de amostra para avaliar a densidade populacional de percevejos em lavouras de soja

2016 ◽  
Vol 46 (3) ◽  
pp. 399-404 ◽  
Author(s):  
Claudia Carolina Cabral Antúnez ◽  
Lindolfo Storck ◽  
Jerson Vanderlei Carús Guedes ◽  
Alberto Cargnelutti Filho ◽  
Jimmy Walter Rasche Alvarez
Keyword(s):  
Rio Grande ◽  
Rio Grande Do Sul ◽  
Para Determinar ◽  
Piezodorus Guildinii

RESUMO: O objetivo deste trabalho foi estimar o tamanho de amostra para medir a densidade populacional de espécies de percevejos, variando métodos de coleta, altitude e cultivares de soja. Foram utilizadas 100 lavouras de soja, distribuídas em nove municípios da região central do Rio Grande do Sul, em três safras agrícolas (2010/2011, 2011/2012, 2012/2013). Em cada lavoura, foram demarcados 30 pontos distantes em 20 metros entre si. Em cada ponto, foram coletados percevejos (adultos + ninfas) das espécies Dichelops sp., Piezodorus guildinii e Euchistus heros, por meio dos métodos pano-de-batida largo e rede entomológica, totalizando 6.000 coletas. Para cada lavoura, método de coleta e espéciede percevejo, foram estimadas a média da densidade populacional e o tamanho de amostra por meio de reamostragem. O tamanho de amostra (número de pontos) para determinar a densidade populacional de percevejos varia com o método de coleta e a densidade populacional. Usando o pano-de-batida largo para a coleta de percevejos em soja, para um erro de estimação (amplitude do intervalo de credibilidade) igual a dois percevejos e densidade populacional na classe de 1,5 a 2,0 percevejos m-2, o tamanho de amostra é 13, 77 e 15, respectivamente, para as espécies Dichelops sp., P. guildinii e E. heros.

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