Location: Beneficial Insects Introduction Research Unit
2017 Annual Report
Accomplishments
1. Stink bug identification tool for the research community. Invasive exotic stink bugs, such as brown marmorated stink bug, bagrada bug and kudzu bug, are important agricultural pests in the U.S. ARS scientists at Newark, Delaware developed tool-kits to help researchers identify the bugs accurately and develop biological control and integrated management approaches. The tool-kits identified Asian species of wasps (Trissolcus parasitoid) that are important natural enemies of stink bugs. The tool-kits are being used by a large community of researchers involved in the biological control of brown marmorated stink bug and bagrada bug, for which Trissolcus wasps are also important natural enemies.
Review Publications
Nystrom, E., Venette, R., Dieckhoff, C., Hoelmer, K.A., Koch, R.L. 2017. Cold tolerance of Trissolcus japonicus and T. cultratus, potential biological control agents of Halyomorpha halys, the brown marmorated stink bug. Biological Control. 107:11-20. doi:10.1016/j.biocontrol.2017.01.004.
Milnes, J.M., Wiman, N., Talamas, E.J., Brunner, J.F., Hoelmer, K.A., Buffington, M.L., Beers, E.H. 2016. Discovery of an exotic egg parasitoid of the brown marmorated stink bug, Halyomorpha halys (Stål) in the Pacific Northwest. Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington. 118:466-470.
Cornelius, M.L., Dieckhoff, C., Vinyard, B.T., Hoelmer, K.A. 2016. Parasitism and predation on sentinel egg masses of the brown marmorated stink bug (Hemiptera: Pentatomidae) in three vegetable crops: Importance of dissections for evaluating the impact of native parasitoids on an exotic pest. Environmental Entomology. 45(6):1536-1542.
Lesieur, V., Martin, J., Weaver, D.K., Hoelmer, K.A., Shanower, T.G., Smith, D.R., Morill, W.L., Kadiri, N., Cockrell, D., Randolf, T.L., Waters, D.K., Bon, M. 2016. Origin and phylogeography of the wheat stem sawfly, Cephus cinctus Norton (Hymenoptera : Cephidae): implications for pest management. PLoS One. 11(12):e0168370. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0168370.
Mason, P., Cock, M., Barratt, B., Klapwijk, J., Van Lenteren, J.C., Brodeur, J., Hoelmer, K.A., Heimpel, G.E. 2017. Best practices for the use and exchange of invertebrate biological control genetic resources relevant for food and agriculture. Biocontrol. doi:10.1007/s10526-017-9810-3.
Dieckhoff, C., Tatman, K.M., Hoelmer, K.A. 2017. Natural biological control of Halyomorpha halys (Hemiptera: Pentatomidae) by native egg parasitoids – a multi-year survey in northern Delaware. Journal of Pest Science. 90(4):1143-1158. 10.1007/s10340-017-0868-6
Abram, P.K., Hoelmer, K.A., Acebes-Doria, A., Andrews, H., Beers, E., Bergh, C.J., Bessin, R., Biddinger, D., Botch, P., Buffington, M.L., Cornelius, M.L., Costi, E., Delfosse, E., Dieckhoff, C., Dobson, R., Donais, Z., Grieshop, M., Hamilton, G., Haye, T., Hedstrom, C., Herlihy, M.V., Hoddle, M., Hooks, C., Jentsch, P., Neelandra, J., Kuhar, T., Lara, J., Legrand, A., Lee, J.C., Leskey, T.C., Lowenstein, D., Milnes, J., Maistrello, L., Morrison III, W.R., Nielsen, A.L., Ogburn, E., Pickett, C., Poley, K., Pote, J., James, R., Shrewsbury, P., Talamas, E.J., Tavella, L., Walgenbach, J., Waterworth, R., Weber, D.C., Welty, C., Wiman, N.G. 2017. Integrative review of indigenous arthropod natural enemies of the invasive brown marmorated stink bug in North America and Europe. Journal of Pest Science. 90(4):1009-1020.
