Theses and Dissertations
ORCID
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1512-7894
Issuing Body
Mississippi State University
Advisor
Ward, Samuel F.
Committee Member
Catchot, Angus L.
Committee Member
Musser, Fred R.
Committee Member
Chakrabarti Basu, Pryadarshini
Date of Degree
8-8-2023
Document Type
Graduate Thesis - Open Access
Major
Agricultural Life Sciences, Entomology
Degree Name
Master of Science (M.S.)
College
College of Agriculture and Life Sciences
Department
Department of Biochemistry, Molecular Biology, Entomology and Plant Pathology
Abstract
The redbanded stink bug, Piezodorus guildinii (Westwood) (Hemiptera: Pentatomidae), is a non-native pest of soybeans in the Americas outside of the Carribean. Mortality of overwintering adults due to cold exposure has been implicated as a major driver of interannual fluctuations in the occurrence of P. guildinii in the southeastern United States, but formal investigations of drivers, including factors other than cold temperatures, are rare. We conducted overwintering assays with field-collected P. guildinii to quantify survival and coupled historical occurrence with climatic data to develop a species distribution model. We found that leaf litter provides substantial insulation from lethal temperatures and thus increases the potential for overwintering survival of P. guildinii. Our species distribution model indicates that the northern extent of the insect’s range is limited by winter temperatures, but that can potentially expand the range hundreds of kilometers in a growing season.
Recommended Citation
Paul, Thomas Gustavus, "Assessing drivers of overwintering survival and annual range shifts by the redbanded stink bug, Piezodorus guildinii (Westwood)" (2023). Theses and Dissertations. 5869.
https://scholarsjunction.msstate.edu/td/5869