The adequacy of artificial oviposition substrates for laboratory rearing of Piezodorus guildinii (Westwood) (Heteroptera, Pentatomidae)

Performance of Nymph and Adult of Piezodorus guildinii (Westwood) (Hemiptera: Pentatomidae) Feeding on Cultivated Legumes

“…Insects, origin, and routine maintenance Adults of P. guildinii were collected during spring in 2013 at INIA La Estanzuela, Colonia, Uruguay (34°20′S, 57°41′W) and taken to the laboratory. Each one of the 20 pairs was placed singly in a clear plastic box (25×20×20 cm) to obtain eggs (Silva & Panizzi 2008). They were fed with green pods of P. vulgaris, dry soybean seeds, and raw shelled peanuts Arachis hypogaea, all equally available, a standard diet routinely used to rear stink bugs in the laboratory (Silva & Panizzi 2007).…”

Phenological and Physiological Changes in AdultPiezodorus guildinii(Hemiptera: Pentatomidae) Due to Variation in Photoperiod and Temperature

“…They were taken to the laboratory and 20 pairs were placed into each of 20 clear plastic boxes (25 × 20 × 20 cm) to obtain eggs (Silva & Panizzi 2008). They were fed green bean pods (Phaseolus vulgaris L.), dry soybean seeds (Glycine max (L.) Merrill) and raw shelled peanuts (Arachis hypogaea L.), all equally available.…”

Use of artificial substrates of different colors for oviposition by the brown stink bug Euschistus heros (Hemiptera, Pentatomidae)

“…meditabunda (F.) did not oviposit on this substrate. Silva & Panizzi (2008) also evaluated the oviposition behavior of the small green stink bug, P. guildinii, on synthetic wool string, cotton string, and cheesecloth, and found that oviposition was highest on the former. In another similar study, Silva & Panizzi (2009) compared the oviposition of the brown stink bug, E. heros, on artificial substrates (synthetic wool string, cotton string, veil fabric, and cotton balls) and natural substrates (live soybean plants) and found that cotton balls had more eggs compared to live plants.…”