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The First Record of (Hymenoptera: Encyrtidae) on Kudzu Bug (Hemiptera: Plataspidae) in North America.

ABSTRACT: AbstractThe kudzu bug, (F.) (Heteroptera: Plataspidae), is an invasive insect pest introduced from Asia in 2009 that poses a threat to soybeans ( [L.] Merr. [Fabales: Fabaceae]) and other legume crops in the United States. Initially discovered in Georgia, rapidly expanded across the southeast until 2014 when a significant decline in its population was observed across many locations. This notable decline in populations is attributed to the emergence of new parasitoids and pathogens in its new invasive range. So far, only a single egg parasitoid, (Dodd) (Hymenoptera: Platygastridae), is known to parasitize the eggs of in the United States. Here, we report a new egg parasitoid of identified as Ishii, 1928 (Hymenoptera: Encyrtidae), recovered from egg masses of collected from soybean in Alabama. is reported to parasitize eggs from a variety of heteropteran families and has been observed parasitizing in China. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first report of in North America. The potentials of for biological control of in the United States and the direction of future studies are discussed.

SUBMITTER: Ademokoya B

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5789261 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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