Stink bugs (Hemiptera: Pentatomidae) are polyphagous pests that disperse from woodland habitats into crops following food availability. Black cherry (Prunus serotina Ehrh.; Rosaceae) is common in the southeast US. In this 3-yr study, our principal objective was to determine if black acts as a reproductive host well source of for stink adjacent Georgia, USA. Each yr, trees were examined visually...

Research on interspecific competitive interactions among insect parasitoids has often been characterized by laboratory studies in which host insects are exposed to female parasitoids of different species in various sequences and combinations. In the last years, an increasing number of studies have investigated interspecific interactions under field and semi-field conditions although just a few ...

Abstract The brown marmorated stink bug Halyomorpha halys is a polyphagous insect, which has devastating impact on agricultural production in many countries. alteration of symbiont vertical transmission, by removing symbionts from eggs (symbiotic control), been recently introduced control programmes against this insect. A major advantage strategy the compatibility with natural enemies, since it...