Monitoring Nutrient Status of Brown Marmorated Stink Bug Adults and Nymphs on Summer Holly.

ABSTRACT: Halyomorpha halys (Stål), or brown marmorated stink bug (BMSB), has become a major pest and nuisance for both agricultural growers and homeowners since its arrival in North America and Europe. The nutritional ecology of BMSB is important for understanding its life history and rearing requirements. However, little is known about the nutritional status of wild populations, especially in the U.S. This research monitored the nutrient status of nymphal and adult BMSB collected from English holly in western Oregon. We measured their weight, nutrient index (weight/(prothorax × width)³), lipid, glycogen and sugar levels and egg load from May⁻September/October. First, glycogen and sugar levels of adults were often lowest sometime in June-August with a general increase by September. Meanwhile

SUBMITTER: Skillman VP 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6164943 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature