Stink bug species composition and risk of economic damage in the southeastern soybean cropping systems.

ABSTRACT: Stink bugs (Hemiptera: Pentatomidae) have emerged as an important pest species complex in soybean production systems across the southeastern United States. Changing cropping practices and climatic conditions are reshaping the stink bug communities in the region. Understanding community differences will be important to tailor integrated pest management programs sensitive to variation in species composition. In this 3-year study (2022-2024), we characterized stink bug diversity and abundance in 154 commercial soybean fields distributed across 3 soybean-producing ecoregions (Coastal Plain, Piedmont, and Mountains) in 2 southeastern states, North Carolina and Virginia. Standardized 25-sweep samples were collected at 10 locations per field during the soybean reproductive stages. Field-level sam

SUBMITTER: Panta S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12817314 | biostudies-literature | 2026 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature