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Pentatomid host suitability and the discovery of introduced populations of Trissolcus japonicus in Oregon

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Trissolcus japonicus is an egg parasitoid of Halyomorpha halys, brown marmorated stink bug, a severe agricultural pest in the USA. T. japonicus is being evaluated in quarantine as a classical biological control agent to manage H. halys populations in the USA. To determine T. japonicus’ potential for successful management of the pest, we performed a series of no-choice and paired-host-range tests, evaluating parasitism and host recognition in ten nontarget insects. In laboratory no-choice tests, T. japonicus successfully parasitized egg masses of seven Pentatomidae native to Oregon in addition to H. halys. Mean parasitism proportions of egg masses were greater than 40% in two species, B. dimidiata and H. abbreviatus, and were statistically similar to parasitism of H. halys. However, paired-host tests identified higher proportions of parasitized H. halys egg masses compared to four other pentatomids. T. japonicus was equally attracted to volatiles produced by H. halys and other pentatomids but demonstrated significantly longer arrestment response time on surfaces with H. halys contact kairomones. Although host acceptance patterns were similar between stink bug species, our results suggest a greater potential for parasitoid development in H. halys eggs compared to the native pentatomids. During host-range testing, we detected field populations of T. japonicus at 11 sites in Portland, OR, indicating an unintentional introduction and establishment. Further work is needed to characterize its nontarget activity and dispersal patterns in areas where H. halys causes economic damage in Oregon.

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Acknowledgements

We acknowledge Christine Dieckhoff and Kim Hoelmer, USDA-ARS, Newark DE, for providing standardized methods for choice and paired-host assays across multiple laboratories performing similar evaluations of T. japonicus in the USA, and for providing the initial Trissolcus japonicus specimens for our experimentation. Elijah Talamas provided parasitoid species determinations. Thank you to Phillip Coombs and Joyce Takeyasu, (Oregon Department of Agriculture, Salem, OR) for help in acquiring pentatomids in Oregon. Thanks to Kody Transue, Chase Unger and Kylie Mendonca (Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR) and Colin Park and Jodie Lombardi (USDA APHIS-PPQ, Portland, OR) for placing and monitoring sentinel egg masses. Thanks to Tracy Johnson (USFS, Volcano, HI) for providing Coleotichus egg masses. This research was funded in part by USDA Farm Bill 15-8130-0022-CA, and USDA-NIFA-SCRI-2011-51181-3-037.

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  1. Oregon Department of Agriculture, 635 Capitol St. NE, Salem, OR, 97301, USA

    Christopher Hedstrom & Barry Bai

  2. Department of Horticulture, Oregon State University, 4017 Agriculture and Life Sciences, Corvallis, OR, 97331, USA

    David Lowenstein & Nik Wiman

  3. Oregon State University North Willamette Research and Experiment Center, 15210 NE Miley Road, Aurora, OR, 97002, USA

    Heather Andrews

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Hedstrom, C., Lowenstein, D., Andrews, H. et al. Pentatomid host suitability and the discovery of introduced populations of Trissolcus japonicus in Oregon. J Pest Sci 90, 1169–1179 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10340-017-0892-6

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