Kudzu Bug (Megacopta cribraria) and Associated Egg Parasitoids Emergence Rates in Alabama are Predicted by Weather Indices
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DOI: 10.1093/ee/nvac082
Abstract: Abstract The kudzu bug, Megacopta cribraria (Fabricius) (Hemiptera: Plataspidae), is a major economic pest of soybean in the southeastern United States. With climate warming, this pest is expected to move northward and cause additional crop… read more here.
Keywords: egg; kudzu bug; bug megacopta; weather indices ... See more keywords
Attractiveness of Host Plants at Different Growth Stage to Kudzu Bug, Megacopta cribraria (Heteroptera: Plataspidae): Behavioral Responses to Whole Plant and Constitutive Volatiles
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DOI: 10.1093/jee/tox214
Abstract: Abstract The kudzu bug, Megacopta cribraria (Fabricius), is an invasive pest of soybeans, Glycine max (L.) Merr., that has recently been detected in the United States.This study investigated whether there was a differential attraction of… read more here.
Keywords: kudzu bug; megacopta cribraria; adult bugs; constitutive volatiles ... See more keywords
Diel flight pattern and size‐dependent flight speed of kudzu bug, Megacopta cribraria (Fabricius)
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DOI: 10.1111/jen.12472
Abstract: Kudzu bug, Megacopta cribraria (Fabricius) (Hemiptera: Plataspidae), was introduced to North America in 2009 and has since spread across the eastern and south‐eastern United States, where it poses an economic threat to leguminous crop production,… read more here.
Keywords: kudzu bug; megacopta cribraria; cribraria fabricius; flight ... See more keywords
Electrophysiological and Behavioral Evidence for (E)-2-Hexenal as a Female-Attracting Pheromone Produced by Disturbed Megacopta cribraria (Hemiptera: Plataspidae)
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DOI: 10.18474/jes16-18.1
Abstract: Abstract Megacopta cribraria (F.) (Hemiptera: Plataspidae), commonly known as the kudzu bug, is an invasive insect that was first recorded in the United States in Georgia in 2009. Since its introduction it has spread across… read more here.
Keywords: megacopta cribraria; female; cribraria hemiptera; pheromone ... See more keywords
Quantification and Molecular Identification of Beauveria bassiana (Hypocreales: Clavicipitaceae) in Soils Associated with Megacopta cribraria (Hemiptera: Plastaspidae)
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DOI: 10.18474/jes18-100
Abstract: The kudzu bug, Megacopta cribraria (F.) (Hemiptera: Plataspidae), is native to several areas in the Eastern Hemisphere. It was first reported in North America and the New World in 2009 aggregating on homes in northeastern… read more here.
Keywords: beauveria bassiana; megacopta cribraria; cribraria hemiptera;
Direct and Indirect Competitive Interactions between Ooencyrtus nezarae and Paratelenomus saccharalis Parasitizing Megacopta cribraria Egg Patches
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DOI: 10.3390/insects14010035
Abstract: Simple Summary This article studied the interaction between two egg parasitoids, Paratelenomus saccharalis and Ooencyrtus nezarae, of the kudzu bug (Megacopta cribraria). In the laboratory, we focused on how the timing of arrival to host… read more here.
Keywords: paratelenomus saccharalis; saccharalis; ooencyrtus nezarae; host ... See more keywords
Susceptibility of Different Life Stages of Kudzu Bug Megacopta cribraria (F.) (Hemiptera: Plataspidae) to Two Different Native Strains of Beauveria bassiana
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DOI: 10.3390/pathogens11091028
Abstract: This is the first study that examined and compared the survival, LC50, and RR50 estimates of Megacopta cribraria F. (Hemiptera: Plataspidae) nymphs and adults that were exposed to two native Beauveria bassiana isolates (Previously codified… read more here.
Keywords: hemiptera plataspidae; kudzu bug; cribraria hemiptera; bug ... See more keywords