Possible use of synthetic aggregation pheromones to control stinkbug Plautia stali in kaki persimmon orchards

摘要

1The brown-winged green stinkbug Plautia stali Scott (Hemiptera: Pentatomidae) is the most serious pest of all noxious stinkbugs in various orchards in Japan. An area-wide integrated pest management programme using the species-specific aggregation pheromone is desirable to control P. stali because nonspecific insecticides may kill arthropod natural enemies and induce the resurgence of other endemic pests.