Black Cherry as A Host Plant For Stink Bugs (Hemiptera: Pentatomidae) in Agroecosystems in Georgia, USA

Stink bugs (Hemiptera: Pentatomidae) are polyphagous pests that disperse from woodland habitats into crops following food availability. Black cherry (Prunus serotina Ehrh.; Rosaceae) is common in the southeast US. In this 3-yr study, our principal objective was to determine if black acts as a reproductive host well source of for stink adjacent Georgia, USA. Each yr, trees were examined visually bug species and stages addition using pheromone-baited canopy ground traps capture them. 2016, we compared number captured versus ground-based traps. Chinavia hilaris Say, Euschistus servus (Say), tristigmus Nezara viridula (L.) (all Hemiptera: detected each yr study. Total significantly higher (1.53 ± 0.07) (0.71 2016 test. Only C. (99.2%) N. (0.8%) found on during visual sampling. Over both types sampling methods, egg masses, most instars, sexes adults cherry. The nymph adult ratio 1:1 biased samples. Anastatus reduvii (Howard) (Hymenoptera: Eupelmidae) (44%), Trissolcus edessae Fouts Scelionidae) (35%), Ooencyrtus sp. Encyrtidae) (21%) emerged masses. biased. Both nymphs E. traps; however, majority individuals adults. We conclude significant hilaris. However, results indicate it serves more so than other 3 species.