Piezodorus guildinii
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Author(s): Russ Ottens, University of Georgia
Source: Wikimedia Commons
Piezodorus guildinii (Westwood, 1837) - (red-banded stink bug)
is found in the Americas from Argentina to the southern United Sates and feeds on the pods of legumes like soybean, alfalfa or pigeon pea. It is particular important in South American soybean fields and has also become more common in North America. The bug attacks the developing pods and inserts its stylet directly into the young seeds. The pods then become deformed or infected by fungi.
The life cycle from egg, through 5 nymphal stages, to adult lasts around 6 weeks. There are 5-8 generations per year. Control by insecticides is difficult and requires repeated applications of broad-spectrum pesticides. Development of resistant soybean cultivars is in progress.
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| • English: | red-banded stink bug |
| • Español: | chinche verde pequeña chinche de la alfalfa |
| • Português: | percevejo-verde-pequeno-da-soja |
The adult is 8-10 mm long, green with a transverse, horizontal band across the posterior part of the pronotum. Nymphs have a characteristic black mark on the abdomen containing white dots.
- Other images of Piezodorus guildinii (Wikimedia Commons - click to enlarge)
