Salivary protein expression profiles of five species of Pentatomidae (Hemiptera)

Abstract Stink bug (Hemiptera: Pentatomidae) development typically requires feeding on a diversity of plant species and various tissues. During feeding, stink bugs discharge salivary enzymes with roles in extraoral digestion countering defense responses. Although previous research has described digestive proteins from bugs, less is known the involved suppression defenses. We sequenced transcriptomes glands dissected five collected non-crop habitats Washington: Halyomorpha halys (Stål), Nezara viridula L., Euschistus conspersus (Uhler), Thyanta pallidovirens Chlorochroa ligata (Say). identified total 677 candidate secreted species. Based work other insects, many have potential functions signaling deactivation molecules. also tissues, protection entomopathogens, deposition sheaths. This report provides curation putative effector genes for further functional analysis.