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2 December 2020 Temperature and Humidity Interact to Influence Brown Marmorated Stink Bug (Hemiptera: Pentatomidae), Survival
Joanna J. Fisher, Jhalendra P. Rijal, Frank G. Zalom
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Abstract

High-temperature events can influence insect population dynamics and could be especially important for predicting the potential spread and establishment of invasive insects.The interaction between temperature and environmental humidity on insect populations is not well understood but can be a key factor that determines habitat range and population size. The brown marmorated stink bug, Halyomorpha halys (Stål), is an invasive agricultural pest in the United States and Europe, which causes serious economic damage to a wide range of crops. This insect's range continues to expand. It has recently invaded the Central Valley of California, which has a hotter and drier climate compared with the Eastern United States where this insect is established. We investigated how high-temperature events and relative humidity would impact the survival and reproduction of H. halys. Using incubators and humidity chambers, we evaluated the impact of humidity and short-term (2 d) high-temperature exposure on the survival and development of H. halys eggs, nymphs, and adults. We found that high temperatures significantly reduced H. halys survival. The impact of humidity on H. halys survival was dependent on temperature and life stage. Low humidity decreased first-instar survival but not third- to fourth-instar survival. High humidity increased first instar survival but decreased third- to fourth-instar survival. Humidity did not influence adult or egg survival. We also found that high temperatures decreased H. halys reproduction. Our findings have important implications for understanding the invasive ecology of H. halys and may be used to improve models predicting H. halys range expansion.

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Joanna J. Fisher, Jhalendra P. Rijal, and Frank G. Zalom "Temperature and Humidity Interact to Influence Brown Marmorated Stink Bug (Hemiptera: Pentatomidae), Survival," Environmental Entomology 50(2), 390-398, (2 December 2020). https://doi.org/10.1093/ee/nvaa146
Received: 14 July 2020; Accepted: 13 October 2020; Published: 2 December 2020
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KEYWORDS
brown marmorated stink bug
climate change
environmental humidity
heatwave
invasive
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