Friday, May 6, 2011

Stink bug and Trissolcus



This week brings us a stinkbug (Hemiptera: Pentatomidae) collected in my home. At least one of you also has these in your house. Don't worry, they are harmless. The worst possible damage they could do is feed on your house plants, and this is unlikely. Stinkbugs are a large and economically important groups, containing many pest species that feed on a wide variety of plant crops, and you can find them almost everywhere

The second image is a species of parasitoid wasp in the genus Trissolcus (Hymenoptera: Telenominae). One species in this group, Trissolcus basalis, attacks the eggs of stinkbugs, including the nefarious Nezara viridula, one of the world's most infamous stink bug pests.

So, remember that parasitoid wasps can be your friend!

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