Symbiont-Targeted Control of Halyomorpha halys Does Not Affect Local Insect Diversity in a Hazelnut Orchard
Simple Summary
Abstract
1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Symbiont-Targeted Control Field Treatments
2.2. Assessment of Insect Community Composition
2.3. Damage Evaluation on Hazelnuts
2.4. Statistical Analysis
3. Results
3.1. Diversity of Entomofauna Recorded in Field
3.2. Trend of Pentatomid Pest Populations
3.3. Stink Bug—Related Damage
4. Discussion
Supplementary Materials
Author Contributions
Funding
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Field Trial (Year) | |||||
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2022 | 2023 | 2024 | |||
Application date | Treatment | Anti-symbiont Biocomplex | - | 22-June | 27-June |
29-June | 30-June | 4-July | |||
9-July | 10-July | 15-July | |||
19-July | 19-July | 24-July | |||
Lambda-cyhalothrin | 22-June | 23-June | 26-June | ||
13-July | 14-July | 14-July | |||
Survey date | Survey 0 (pre-treatment) | 21-June | 21-June | 21-June | |
Survey 1 | 26-June | 26-June | 28-June | ||
Survey 2 | 1-July | 7-July | 8-July | ||
Survey 3 | 14-July | 12-July | 19-July | ||
Survey 4 | 25-July | 24-July | 26-July |
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Prieto, S.V.; Dho, M.; Orrù, B.; Gonella, E.; Alma, A. Symbiont-Targeted Control of Halyomorpha halys Does Not Affect Local Insect Diversity in a Hazelnut Orchard. Insects 2025, 16, 688. https://doi.org/10.3390/insects16070688
Prieto SV, Dho M, Orrù B, Gonella E, Alma A. Symbiont-Targeted Control of Halyomorpha halys Does Not Affect Local Insect Diversity in a Hazelnut Orchard. Insects. 2025; 16(7):688. https://doi.org/10.3390/insects16070688
Chicago/Turabian StylePrieto, Sofia Victoria, Matteo Dho, Bianca Orrù, Elena Gonella, and Alberto Alma. 2025. "Symbiont-Targeted Control of Halyomorpha halys Does Not Affect Local Insect Diversity in a Hazelnut Orchard" Insects 16, no. 7: 688. https://doi.org/10.3390/insects16070688
APA StylePrieto, S. V., Dho, M., Orrù, B., Gonella, E., & Alma, A. (2025). Symbiont-Targeted Control of Halyomorpha halys Does Not Affect Local Insect Diversity in a Hazelnut Orchard. Insects, 16(7), 688. https://doi.org/10.3390/insects16070688