| Title: | Spatiotemporal Distribution of Two Euschistus spp. Stink Bugs (Hemiptera: Pentatomidae) in Southeastern Farmscapes |
| Author(s): | Grabarczyk EE; Mizell RF; Greene JK; Herzog GA; Tillman PG; Cottrell TE; |
| Address: | "USDA-ARS, Southeast Watershed Research Laboratory, Tifton, GA 37193, USA. NFREC-Quincy, University of Florida, Quincy, FL 32351, USA. Department of Plant and Environmental Sciences, Clemson University, Blackville, SC 29817, USA. Department of Entomology, University of Georgia, Tifton, GA 21793, USA. USDA-ARS, Southeastern Fruit and Tree Nut Research Laboratory, Byron, GA 31008, USA" |
| ISSN/ISBN: | 1536-2442 (Electronic) 1536-2442 (Linking) |
| Abstract: | "Stink bugs (Hemiptera: Pentatomidae) are ubiquitous, cryptic, phytophagous pests that are found in many crops. In agroecosystems, individuals disperse from adjacent noncrop hosts and tend to aggregate or cluster within fields. In this study, we characterized the distribution of Euschistus servus (Say) and Euschistus tristigmus (Say) (Hemiptera: Pentatomidae) over 2 yr at three southeastern United States farmscapes. Stink bugs were captured in pheromone-baited traps, and Spatial Analysis by Distance Indices (SADIE) used to identify the location of significant aggregations by habitat type and season. Euschistus servus adults were more likely to be captured in pecan orchards, cotton, other crops, or unmanaged habitats than in woodland habitats. Significant aggregations of E. servus were detected in a variety of habitats including pecan, corn, cotton, peanut, and tobacco, as well as fallow and hay fields, pastures, and hedgerows. Fewer adult E. tristigmus were captured than E. servus adults, and E. tristigmus adults were typically trapped and aggregated in woodland habitats. The resulting data provide an important understanding regarding the seasonal movement and relative abundance levels of stink bug populations, which are critical to the development of integrated pest management strategies" |
| Keywords: | "*Animal Distribution Animals Arachis Crops, Agricultural *Heteroptera Seasons Southeastern United States Spatio-Temporal Analysis Zea mays Spatial Analysis by Distance Indices crop host pheromone-baited trap red-blue plot;" |
| Notes: | "MedlineGrabarczyk, Erin E Mizell, Russell F Greene, Jeremy K Herzog, Gary A Tillman, P Glynn Cottrell, Ted E eng Georgia Agricultural Commodity Commission for Pecans/ 2022/01/24 J Insect Sci. 2022 Jan 1; 22(1):10. doi: 10.1093/jisesa/ieab111" |
