Stink Bugs (Hemiptera: Pentatomidae) Research and Management

This book offers a wealth of essential information about stink bugs, including taxonomic updates of pest species, their geographic distribution, biology and behavior, and the latest research on sustainable management strategies. The book features contributions from globally renowned specialists who have expertise in specific topics related to stink bug research.

In addition to discussing the potential of biological control methods, the book explores innovative approaches such as RNAi, CRISPR techniques, and the use of resistant plants to manage stink bug populations. The book also examines the potential use of botanical insecticides as a more sustainable alternative to chemical control methods.

Overall, this book is a valuable resource for researchers, entomologists, and other professionals who are interested in stink bug research and sustainable pest management. Its well-organized and comprehensive approach makes it an essential addition to any entomologist's library.

Stink bugs are globally ranked as one of the most important groups of pests in agriculture The book brings together a wide range of information on stink bug control and management Information to mitigate stink bug resistance to pesticides providing sustainable solutions to manage these pests

Auteur

Adeney Freitas Bueno is an agronomist with a master's and a doctorate degree in Entomology. Dr Bueno is a senior scientist at Embrapa Soybean in Brazil with the last 16 years of his career dedicated to the study of Integrated Pest Management of Soybean. His research focus is on Applied Biological Control with egg parasitoids and the preservation of these biological control agents through the use of selective pesticides and the adoption of Economic Thresholds. With more than 120 scientific articles and 7 book chapters, Dr Bueno also served as the Head of Research and Development of Embrapa Soybean from 2022 to 2024, and still works as professor at the graduate programs from the Federal University of Paraná (UFPR) and State University of Londrina (UEL) where he has been the advisor of several master and PhD students.

Antônio Ricardo Panizzi received his PhD form the University of Florida, USA and works as a research entomologist at Embrapa in Brazil. He is an invited professor at the Federal University of Paraná, Brazil and at the Universidad de la Republica in Uruguay. He received several awards, including the ESA International Branch Distinguished Scientist Award, which he received in Denver, CO, USA in 2017. He has served as Editor of the Annals of the Entomological Society of Brazil (now called Neotropical Entomology, published by Springer). He is the editor or co-editor of six books. He was head of the Entomology Team at Embrapa Soybean Research Center and acted as consultant for Soybean Entomology Programs in South America and for FAO in Ankara, Turkey. He served as Member of the Agronomy Consult Team for the National Science foundation of Brazil. He was an invited scientist at the National Institute of Agro-Environmental Sciences, Tsukuba, Japan. He is Honorary Member, President of the Entomological Society of Brazil, and International Delegate of the Society. He has published extensively (ca. 300 manuscripts) including research articles, reviews, and book chapters.

Contenu

Soybean stink bugs: updates on classification, taxonomy, and distribution.- Predatory stink bugs of economic importance as biological control agents.- Life history studies and their implications for management of stink bugs.- The use of Telenomus podisi to manage stink bugs on soybean: the example of Brazil.- Augmentative biological control of stink bugs using entomopathogens in Brazil.- Conservation biological control as an alternative to reduce stink bugs outbreaks.- Botanical insecticides as an alternative to control stink bugs in agriculture.- The use of RNAi against stink bugs.- The CRISPR technology to manage stink bugs: potential, challenges and major benefits.- Host plant resistance to manage pest stink bugs: The Block technology on soybean.- The present and future of chemical control to manage stink bugs in Brazil.- Application technologies for stink bug management in different cropping systems.- Insecticide Resistance Management of Stink bugs.- Case study 1: Euschistus heros (F.) on soybean in Brazil.- Case study 2: Halyomorpha halys (Stål) in Europe.- Current pest status and management of the invasive brown marmorated stink bug in the USA.- Perspectives on pest stink bugs research and management in agriculture.