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- Title
Advances zoophytophagous stinkbugs (Pentatomidae) use in agroecosystems: biology, feeding behavior and biological control.
- Authors
Plata-Rueda, Angelica; Martínez, Luis Carlos; Zanuncio, José Cola; Serrão, José Eduardo
- Abstract
The use of predatory Hemiptera (Pentatomidae: Asopinae) in agroecosystems has increased considerably in the last decades. All Asopinae representatives are obligate predatory stink bugs but they are classified as zoophytophagous because they feed on prey and occasionally feed on plants. They prey on wide variety of insects including the agricultural pests Coleoptera, Diptera, and Lepidoptera. Despite the predatory potential of Asopinae, their use and establishment in the agroecosystems have some restrictions, yet. Here, the aim is to review the advances in biology, feeding strategies, and biological control for using Asopinae species with zoophytophagous-predatory habits (SZP) in the agroecosystems. We discuss four different approaches that can improve the worldwide effectiveness and popularization of SZPs representatives as biocontrol agents in crops,(i) feeding strategies, ingestion, and digestion;(ii) diets for survival during prey shortage;(iii) adaptation of species for biological control in crops; (iv) use of Asopinae in integrated pest management programs.
- Subjects
STINKBUGS; AGRICULTURAL ecology; INTEGRATED pest control; BIOLOGY; AGRICULTURAL pests; BIOPESTICIDES; BIOLOGICAL pest control agents
- Publication
Journal of Pest Science, 2022, Vol 95, Issue 4, p1485
- ISSN
1612-4758
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1007/s10340-022-01518-z