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Research Project: Ecology and Biologically-based Management Systems for Insect Pests in Agricultural Landscapes in the Southeastern Region

Location: Southeast Watershed Research

Title: First report of seasonal trap capture for Halyomorpha halys (Stal) Hemiptera: Pentatomidae) and native stink bugs in central Georgia

Author
item Tillman, Patricia - Glynn
item BUNTIN, DAVID - University Of Georgia
item Cottrell, Ted

Submitted to: Journal of Entomological Science
Publication Type: Peer Reviewed Journal
Publication Acceptance Date: 6/5/2017
Publication Date: 10/1/2017
Citation: Tillman, P.G., Buntin, D., Cottrell, T.E. 2017. First report of seasonal trap capture for Halyomorpha halys (Stal) Hemiptera: Pentatomidae) and native stink bugs in central Georgia. Journal of Entomological Science. 52:455-459. https://doi.org/10.18474/JES17-56.1.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.18474/JES17-56.1

Interpretive Summary: The brown marmorated stink bug (BMSB), an invasive insect pest in the United States, has recently expanded its range to the Coastal Plain region of Georgia. This study was conducted to monitor the BMSB, as well as native stink bugs, near woodland field edges at a field crop farm in central Georgia using pheromone-baited pyramid traps. The BMSB and eight native stink bugs were captured in these traps. The percentage of stink bug species in traps was highest for the BMSB (35.5%) and the brown stink bug (33.8%). The BMSB was captured in traps from mid-May to late October. The number of BMSB adults and nymphs captured in traps from June through mid-July was relatively low. By 24 July, the number nymphs in traps increased until peaking on 8 August. Adults peaked in traps from early to mid-August. Afterwards, adults apparently moved to overwintering sites, for trap capture was very low. This is the first report on seasonal trap capture of BMSB in central Georgia where this invasive stink bug has become established.

Technical Abstract: The brown marmorated stink bug (BMSB), Halyomorpha halys (Stål) (Hemiptera: Pentatomidae), an invasive insect pest in the United States, has recently expanded its range to the Coastal Plain region of Georgia. This study was conducted to monitor the BMSB, as well as native stink bugs, near woodland field edges at a field crop farm in central Georgia using pheromone-baited pyramid traps. The BMSB and eight native stink bugs were captured in traps. The frequency of occurrence for phytophagous stink bug species in traps was highest for the BMSB (35.5%) and the brown stink bug, Euschistus servus (Say), (33.8%). The BMSB was captured in pheromone-baited traps from mid-May to late October. The number of BMSB adults and nymphs captured in traps from June through mid-July was relatively low. By 24 July, the number nymphs in traps increased until peaking on 8 August. Adults peaked in traps from early to mid-August. Afterwards, adults apparently moved to overwintering sites, for trap capture was very low. This is the first report on seasonal trap capture of BMSB in central Georgia where this invasive stink bug has become established.