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Marking and retention of harlequin bug, Murgantia histrionica (Hahn) (Hemiptera: Pentatomidae), on pheromone-baited and unbaited plants

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Harlequin bug (Murgantia histrionica) is an important pest of cole crops in the USA. The adults and nymphs feed on aboveground plant tissues by sucking cell contents and can seriously damage the host. Current insect control measures on cole crops target mainly lepidopteran pests, and the insecticides generally used do not control harlequin bug, so alternative management practices need to be explored. Previous research has established the existence of a male-produced pheromone attractive to both sexes and nymphs of M. histrionica. In this work, two systems of marking bugs were tested to verify if the mark affected fitness traits such as survival and host location. In a second phase, marked individuals were placed on trap host plants baited with synthetic pheromone lures to test whether migration rates were related to M. histrionica density on the trap plants and the presence of the attractants. Neither marking system affected the survival or orientation of the subjects compared to unmarked individuals. The pheromone lures significantly increased the attractiveness of the trap plants, but did not increase the retention time of the plants compared to unbaited plants. Emigration from the trap plants showed a constant rate and seemed unrelated to bug density on the plants. However, a mean peak density of ca. 36 bugs/plant was calculated. Beyond this number, density tended to decrease. These successful marking methods and retention time models support development of M. histrionica management with trap crops, by providing tentative control thresholds and decision rules.

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Acknowledgments

The authors wish to acknowledge the help of the farm crew at the Beltsville Agricultural Research Center (BARC) in preparing the crops and plowed land used in these experiments, Mike Athanas for supplying the marking material and laboratory help, and Megan Herlihy for assistance in the laboratory.

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  1. FUEDEI (Invasive Species Research Foundation), Bolívar 1559, B1686EFA, Hurlingham, Buenos Aires, Argentina

    Guillermo Cabrera Walsh

  2. USDA Agricultural Research Service, Invasive Insect Biocontrol and Behavior Laboratory, Beltsville, MD, USA

    Anthony S. Dimeglio, Ashot Khrimian & Donald C. Weber

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Walsh, G.C., Dimeglio, A.S., Khrimian, A. et al. Marking and retention of harlequin bug, Murgantia histrionica (Hahn) (Hemiptera: Pentatomidae), on pheromone-baited and unbaited plants. J Pest Sci 89, 21–29 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10340-015-0663-1

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