Influence of landscape factors and abiotic conditions on dispersal behavior and overwintering site selection by Halyomorpha halys (Hemiptera: Pentatomidae)

dc.contributor.authorCullum, Johnen
dc.contributor.authorNixon, Laura J.en
dc.contributor.authorMorrison, Wiilliamen
dc.contributor.authorShrewsbury, Paula M.en
dc.contributor.authorVenugopal, V.en
dc.contributor.authorMartinson, Hollyen
dc.contributor.authorBergh, J. Christopheren
dc.contributor.authorLeskey, Tracy C.en
dc.contributor.departmentVirginia Agricultural Experiment Stationen
dc.date.accessioned2021-01-04T13:12:19Zen
dc.date.available2021-01-04T13:12:19Zen
dc.date.issued2020-08-01en
dc.date.updated2021-01-04T13:12:15Zen
dc.description.abstractSince the initial detection of the invasive Halyomorpha halys (Stål) in the United States in the late 1990s, this insect has emerged as a severe agricultural and nuisance pest. Nuisance problems are due to adult dispersal to overwintering sites in the fall at which time they alight onto and eventually settle within humanmade structures in addition to natural harborage. This study examined how three factors, elevation, light, and moisture affected overwintering site selection by H. halys in the mid-Atlantic. Observational counts performed along elevational transects revealed elevation was significant predictor of H. halys abundance during both years of the study in 2014 and 2015 with more adults observed at higher elevations. Choice tests examining effects of moisture and light on settling behavior demonstrated H. halys settled within overwintering shelter boxes in significantly greater numbers when shelters were dry compared with those having moist conditions, and in darkened shelters compared with those augmented with LED lights. Our findings indicate that H. halys use cues at both landscape and very localized levels when seeking and selecting overwintering sites.en
dc.description.versionPublished (Publication status)en
dc.format.mimetypeapplication/pdfen
dc.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.1093/jee/toaa077en
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10919/101729en
dc.language.isoenen
dc.rightsPublic Domainen
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/en
dc.subjectEntomologyen
dc.subject0501 Ecological Applicationsen
dc.subject0608 Zoologyen
dc.subject0703 Crop and Pasture Productionen
dc.titleInfluence of landscape factors and abiotic conditions on dispersal behavior and overwintering site selection by Halyomorpha halys (Hemiptera: Pentatomidae)en
dc.title.serialJournal of Economic Entomologyen
dc.typeArticle - Refereeden
dc.type.dcmitypeTexten
dc.type.otherArticleen
pubs.organisational-group/Virginia Tech/Agriculture & Life Sciencesen
pubs.organisational-group/Virginia Tech/All T&R Facultyen
pubs.organisational-group/Virginia Tech/Agriculture & Life Sciences/Alson H. Smith, Jr. ARECen
pubs.organisational-group/Virginia Tech/Agriculture & Life Sciences/CALS T&R Facultyen
pubs.organisational-group/Virginia Techen

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