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Piezodorus guildinii ( West wood)

C. Scott Bundy, Jesus F. Esquivel, Antônio R. Panizzi,
Joe E. Eger, Jeffrey A. Davis, and Walker A. Jones

Piezodorus guildinii (Westwood)^1

1837 Raphagaster [sic] guildinii Westwood, Cat. Hope 7: 31.
1872 Piezodorus guildinii: Stål, K. Svens., Vet.-Akad. Handl. 10(4): 45.
1891 Nezara hebes Bergroth, Rev. d’Ent. 10: 227. (Synonymized with P. guildinii by Rolston, 1983, J. New York Ent.
Soc. 91: 101).
1894 Piezodorus guildingi [sic]: Uhler, Proc. Zool. Soc. London: 175.
1904 Piezodorus guildingi [sic]: Van Duzee, Trans. Am. Ent. Soc., 30: 61.
1916 Piezodorus guildinii: Van Duzee, Check List Hem. Am.: 8.

(^1) Synonymy adapted from David A. Rider (personal communication) and Froeschner (1988).
CONTENTS
8.1 Introduction .................................................................................................................................. 426
8.2 Taxonomy and Identification ........................................................................................................ 426
8.2.1 Taxonomy ........................................................................................................................ 426
8.2.2 Identification and Comparison with Other Stink Bugs ................................................... 426
8.3 Distribution .................................................................................................................................. 427
8.3.1 Range Expansion in South America ................................................................................ 428
8.3.2 Range Expansion in North America ............................................................................... 428
8.4 Biology ......................................................................................................................................... 429
8.4.1 Life History ..................................................................................................................... 429
8.4.2 Overwintering ................................................................................................................... 431
8.5 Host Plants .................................................................................................................................... 431
8.6 Economic Impact ......................................................................................................................... 436
8.6.1 Feeding and Injury .......................................................................................................... 436
8.6.2 Impact of Other Piezodorus spp. ..................................................................................... 437
8.7 Management ................................................................................................................................. 437
8.7.1 Monitoring ....................................................................................................................... 437
8.7.2 Cultural Control ............................................................................................................... 438
8.7.3 Biological Control............................................................................................................ 438
8.7.4 Chemical Control ............................................................................................................ 439
8.8 Future Outlook ............................................................................................................................. 440
8.9 Acknowledgments ........................................................................................................................ 440
8.10 References Cited........................................................................................................................... 440