Natural Enemies and Biological Control of Stink Bugs (Hemiptera: Heteroptera) in North America

Ademokoya, Blessing; Athey, Kacie J.; Ruberson, John R.

doi:10.3390/insects13100932

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“…Moreover, biological control through the use of egg and adult parasitoids and the development of cultivars tolerant to stink bug damage are explored. For instance, the well-studied egg parasitoid Trissolcus basalis (Wollaston) has been successfully used by farmers in Brazil [41].…”

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Insecticide Susceptibilities and Enzyme Activities of Four Stink Bug Populations in Mississippi, USA

Du,

Scheibener,

Zhu

et al. 2024

Insects

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In Mississippi, the Pentatomidae complex infesting soybean is primarily composed of Euschistus servus, Nezara viridula, Chinavia hilaris, and Piezodorus guildinii. This study employed spray bioassays to evaluate the susceptibilities of these stink bugs to seven commonly used formulated insecticides: oxamyl, acephate, bifenthrin, λ-cyhalothrin, imidacloprid, thiamethoxam, and sulfoxaflor. Stinks bugs were collected from soybeans in Leland, MS, USA during 2022 and 2023, as well as from wild host plants in Clarksdale, MS. There was no significant difference in the susceptibility of C. hilaris to seven insecticides between two years, whereas P. guildinii showed slightly increased susceptibility to neonicotinoids in 2023. Among all four stink bug species, susceptibility in 2022 was ranked as P. guildinii ≤ C. hilaris ≈ N. viridula, while in 2023, it was ranked as P. guildinii ≤ C. hilaris ≤ E. Servus. Additionally, populations of E. servus and P. guildinii collected from Clarksdale exhibited high tolerance to pyrethroids and neonicotinoids. Moreover, populations of E. servus and P. guildinii from SIMRU-2022 and Clarksdale-2023 showed elevated esterase and cytochrome P450 activity, respectively. These findings from spray bioassays and enzyme activity analyses provide a baseline for monitoring insecticide resistance in Pentatomidae and can guide insecticide resistance management strategies for Mississippi soybean.

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Insecticide Susceptibilities and Enzyme Activities of Four Stink Bug Populations in Mississippi, USA

Du,

Scheibener,

Zhu

et al. 2024

Insects

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“…The rice fields in the 35 monitoring zones were monitored using a sweep-net early in the morning before 7:30 am and late afternoon after 4:30 pm. Fifty (50) sweeps were done randomly in nine (9) fields in each rice-growing district/zones. The samples were collected in plastic bags and taken to the Entomology laboratory in Burma.…”

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“…Similar findings were reported by [14] regarding the presence of the parasitoids, Telenomus podisi and Beskia aelops within the rice industry in Guyana. Also, [9] conducted a review of natural enemies of stink bugs in the US, and reported that that the eggs, nymphal and adult stages are the most attacked by parasitoids like Telenomus podisi and Beskia aelops and various types of predators.…”

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“…Likewise, [8] state that the natural biological control of insect pests in the rice agroecosy stem by means of predators and parasitoids is a successful management measure, which can be further strengthened through the rational use of selective insecticides for the species of natural enemies that exist and encourage in the rice ecosystem for the control of the insect pest. Also, [9] conducted a review of natural enemies of stink bugs in the US, noting that the different stages of stink bugs are attacked by parasitoids and predators. He further stated that the effectiveness of stink bugs' natural enemies varies widely with stink bug species and habitats, influencing the biological control of stink bugs across crops.…”

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Steps Taken to Mitigate the Threats of Maximum Residue Limits (MRL) of Pesticides in Rice and Protecting Guyana Rice Exports Markets: Present and Future Prospects

Persaud,

Peters,

Joseph

et al. 2024

EJFOOD

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Governments of many countries are setting Maximum Residue Levels (MRLs) for food and feed being imported. To safeguard the threat of MRLs to rice exported from Guyana, the GRDB embarked on several research projects with the view to reduce MRLs and manage ‘Paddy bug’ (Oebalus poecilus (Dallas)). Studies included viz. identification of biological control agents; screening advance germplasm for tolerance; evaluation of bio-pesticides and synthetic molecules with higher MRLs; pesticide residue studies-growth stages, cut-off points and MRLs between paddy vs. cargo rice. Results from the bioagent survey found relatively low populations of predators such as damsel fly, lady bird beetle, spider, and dragon fly in Regions #2, #3, #4, #5, and #6. Also, there were isolated cases of parasitoids, viz. Telenomus podisi and Beskia aelops at very low levels. Results from the tolerance screening revealed that entry FG-18-222 recorded the highest percentage of damage and high incidence of paddy bugs (PB), while significantly (p < 0.05) lowest damage was recorded in FG-15-35 (2.13%), G17-109 (3.93%), followed by G-14-10 (4.10%) in 2022. These entries appeared to be the least preferred to PB due to the high presence and relatively low percentage of grain damage. However, all 12 entries were found to be susceptible to paddy bug lighting and feeding. Likewise, Bio-insecticide Boom (MRLs 3.0 mg/kg) was evaluated against PB and 162 ml/ac. was the most effective rate. In a separate experiment, Malathion (MRLs of 8.0 mg/kg) at 12–18 ml/ac. was most effective in controlling PB population compared to untreated control. There were no significant differences between these two treatments and the Pronto (Imidacloprid) check. The results from the pesticide residue analysis viz. Imidacloprid and Thiamethoxam, showed that systemic A.I. can only be applied once in a rice growing season for PB control no later than 67 DAS. Additionally, results comparing detected MRLs between paddy grains versus shelled rice grains revealed >84.41% reduction in the detected MRLs for these systemic A.I. Further research work is recommended in this MS to be undertaken to better understand the PB and mitigate the threat of MRLs with the view of developing an IPM approach to manage PB at the same time protect Guyana rice export markets.

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“…Until recently, chemical control has been farmers' first line of defense to control pests in the production of soybean (Glycine max (L.) Merrill) [1,2], the most important source of plantbased protein and vegetable oil worldwide [3]. The stink bug species of the genus Euschistus and Diceraeus (Hemiptera: Pentatomidae) [2] are major pests that damage soybeans and require a greater amount of insecticides in South America, mainly in the central region of Brazil at latitudes between 0 • and 23 • [4] and in the Southeastern USA [5]. In addition to Euschistus sp.…”

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Biological Control as Part of the Soybean Integrated Pest Management (IPM): Potential and Challenges

Bueno,

Sutil,

Jahnke

et al. 2023

Agronomy

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Soybean production is usually performed on large scales, requiring simple but efficient pest management to be successful. Soybean fields are inhabited by several species of arthropods, demanding constant development of management practices to prevent pest outbreaks. More recently, stink bugs have become the most important pest group of soybeans in the Neotropics, responsible for up to 60% of the applied insecticides in Brazil. Natural enemies represent an important mortality factor that can keep the damage caused by stink bugs below the economic threshold levels without additional control actions. Thus, Conservation Biological Control (CBC) strategies can be adopted to preserve or even promote the increase in such natural enemies in the fields, or alternatively, massive releases of biocontrol agents in Augmentative Biological Control (ABC) programs could be adopted. Simple practices such as reducing insecticide use (with the adoption of economic thresholds), prioritizing harmless insecticides or biopesticides, and planting resistant soybean cultivars have been adopted in Brazil with positive results. The challenges to increasing the adoption of more complex stink bug management in commodity crops such as soybean may be overcome using the more recent economic incentives in the global agenda of decarbonized agriculture. The potential and challenges of conservation and augmentative biological control are further discussed in this review.

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Natural Enemies and Biological Control of Stink Bugs (Hemiptera: Heteroptera) in North America

Cited by 9 publications

References 208 publications

Insecticide Susceptibilities and Enzyme Activities of Four Stink Bug Populations in Mississippi, USA

Insecticide Susceptibilities and Enzyme Activities of Four Stink Bug Populations in Mississippi, USA

Steps Taken to Mitigate the Threats of Maximum Residue Limits (MRL) of Pesticides in Rice and Protecting Guyana Rice Exports Markets: Present and Future Prospects

Biological Control as Part of the Soybean Integrated Pest Management (IPM): Potential and Challenges

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