First record of Halyomorpha halys and mass occurrence of Nezara viridula in Slovakia (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Pentatomidae)

Vladimír Hemala and Petr Kment
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Petr Kment: Department of Entomology, National Museum, Prague, Czech Republic

Plant Protection Science, 2017, vol. 53, issue 4, 247-253

Abstract: The brown marmorated stink bug, Halyomorpha halys Stål, 1855 (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Pentatomidae), is recorded from Slovakia for the first time based on a 5th instar larva collected in the town of Štúrovo, Slovakia. The current distribution, economic importance and biology of the species are briefly reviewed. During the visit to Štúrovo, a mass occurrence of adults and larvae of the southern green stink bug, Nezara viridula (Linnaeus, 1758) (Pentatomidae), so far captured in Slovakia in 2014 only as a single specimen, was also observed. This observation confirms the presence of N. viridula as an established species in southern Slovakia. Both species are important pests to a large number of crops (vegetables, fruit trees, decorative plants, etc.) and can cause considerable economic losses.

Keywords: brown marmorated stink bug; southern green stink bug; Europe; polyphagous; phytophagous; invasive species (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2017
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