Environmental Entomology (2015) 44, 746-756

Tracy C. Leskey, Arthur Agnello, J. Christopher Bergh, Galen P. Dively, George C. Hamilton, Peter Jentsch, Ashot Khrimian, Grzegorz Krawczyk, Thomas P. Kuhar, Doo-Hyung Lee, William R. Morrison III, Dean F. Polk, Cesar Rodriguez-Saona, Peter W. Shearer, Brent D. Short, Paula M. Shrewsbury, James F. Walgenbach, Donald C. Weber, Celeste Welty, Joanne Whalen, Nik Wiman and Faruque Zaman (2015)
Attraction of the invasive Halyomorpha halys (Hemiptera: Pentatomidae) to traps baited with semiochemical stimuli across the United States
Environmental Entomology 44 (3), 746-756
Abstract: A recent identification of the two-component aggregation pheromone of the invasive stink bug species, Halyomorpha halys (Stål), in association with a synergist, has greatly improved the ability to accurately monitor the seasonal abundance and distribution of this destructive pest. We evaluated the attraction of H. halys to black pyramid traps baited with lures containing the pheromone alone, the synergist methyl (2E,4E,6Z)-decatrienoate (MDT) alone, and the two lures in combination. Traps were deployed around areas of agricultural production including fruit orchards, vegetables, ornamentals, or row crops in Delaware, Maryland, North Carolina, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Virginia, and West Virginia from mid-April to mid-October, 2012 and 2013. We confirmed that H. halys adults and nymphs are attracted to the aggregation pheromone season long, but that attraction is significantly increased with the addition of the synergist MDT. H. halys adults were detected in April with peak captures of overwintering adults in mid- to late May. The largest adult captures were late in the summer, typically in early September. Nymphal captures began in late May and continued season long. Total captures declined rapidly in autumn and ceased by mid-October. Captures were greatest at locations in the Eastern Inland region, followed by those in the Eastern Coastal Plain and Pacific Northwest. Importantly, regardless of location in the United States, all mobile life stages of H. halys consistently responded to the combination of H. halys aggregation pheromone and the synergist throughout the entire season, suggesting that these stimuli will be useful tools to monitor for H. halys in managed systems.
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Database assignments for author(s): Tracy C. Leskey, Arthur M. Agnello, J. Chris Bergh, Thomas P. Kuhar, Cesar R. Rodriguez-Saona, Donald C. Weber, Paula M. Shrewsbury, William R. Morrison, Ashot Khrimian, Nik G. Wiman, James F. Walgenbach, Peter W. Shearer, George C. Hamilton, Galen P. Dively, Faruque U. Zaman, Joann K. Whalen

Research topic(s) for pests/diseases/weeds:
pheromones/attractants/traps

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Pest and/or beneficial records:

Beneficial	Pest/Disease/Weed	Crop/Product	Country	Quarant.
	Halyomorpha halys		U.S.A. (NW)
	Halyomorpha halys		U.S.A. (NE)
	Halyomorpha halys		U.S.A. (SE)