Occurrence of Nezara viridula L. (Heteroptera: pentatomidae) in Serbia

Abstract

After first sporadic findings of green stink bug Nezara viridula L. on Mountain Fruska gora and in Belgrade during 2008 and 2009, this species unnoticeable breed in last few years in Serbia. From the end of August to the middle of October 2011, mass occurrence of adults and larvae N. viridula in the vicinity of Belgrade, Novi Sad and Sombor, on soybean, pepper, tomato, vine and weeds was registered. Considering the broad host range and severe damage that this bug could cause on many plants, in this paper data about area of N. viridula distribution, description, life cycle, harmfulness and control measures are presented.

Posle prvih, pojedinačnih nalaza stenice Nezara viridula L. na Fruškoj gori i u Beogradu, 2008. i 2009. godine, ova vrsta se neprimećeno razmnožavala u poslednjih nekoliko godina u Srbiji. Od kraja avgusta do sredine oktobra 2011. godine, njena masovna pojava je zapažena u okolini Beograda, Novog Sada i Sombora, na soji, paprici, paradajzu, vinovoj lozi i spontanoj flori. S obzirom na široku polifagnost i moguće štete koje može prouzrokovati mnogim gajenim biljkama, u ovom radu iznose se literaturni podaci o njenoj rasprostranjenosti, izgledu, biologiji, ekologiji, štetnosti i mogućnostima suzbijanja.