First records of egg parasitoids of Halyomorpha halys (Stål, 1855) (Hemiptera, Pentatomidae) in Hungary

By

Wahengbam, Johnson
Király, Kristóf Domonkos
Radácsi, Péter
Fail, József
Vétek, Gábor
Tortorici, Francesco
Hári, Katalin

Type

Article

Date of Publication

2025-10-31

Original Publication

NeoBiota : advancing research on alien species and biological invasions

Volume

103

Pages

215--230

Subjects

Anastatus bifasciatus , Halyomorpha halys , Trissolcus japonicus , Trissolcus mitsukurii

Contributed by

Pensoft Publishers

Language

English

Published by

Sophia, Bulgaria Pensoft Publishers

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3897/neobiota.103.162386

 

Abstract

<br> The brown marmorated stink bug (BMSB),<br> Halyomorpha halys<br> (Stål, 1855) (Hemiptera: Pentatomidae), is a highly polyphagous pest native to South Korea, North Korea, Japan, Taiwan, and China, which has become invasive in the Americas and Europe.<br> H. halys<br> has spread rapidly in invaded areas, causing crop damage and nuisance problems due to large overwintering populations. In recent years, several studies have investigated parasitoids of<br> H. halys<br> within its invaded regions. These studies recovered the coevolved parasitoids<br> Trissolcus japonicus<br> and<br> Tr. mitsukurii<br> in the regions. The present research surveyed parasitoids of<br> H. halys<br> in Hungary and cities in Southeastern Europe (Oradea, Novi Sad, and Sofia). Several native European parasitoids belonging to the families Encyrtidae, Eupelmidae, and Scelionidae were recorded parasitizing eggs of<br> H. halys<br> under field conditions, with the most common species being<br> Anastatus bifasciatus<br> . In addition to native parasitoids,<br> Tr. japonicus<br> and<br> Tr. mitsukurii<br> were recorded for the first time in Hungary and Oradea, respectively. Further studies are needed to explore the relationship between native and exotic species and to evaluate their impacts, which will help identify the optimal approach for utilizing these parasitoid species in managing<br> H. halys<br> .<br>