A pest alien invasion in progress: potential pathways of origin of the brown marmorated stink bug Halyomorpha halys populations in Italy

By M. Cesari, L. Maistrello, Francesco Ganzerli, P. Dioli, L. Rebecchi, R. Guidetti. Journal of Pest Science, 2015

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Abstract The brown marmorated stink bug, Halyomorpha halys, is an agricultural and household pest native of far East. In the last years, it has spread to and established in countries outside its area of origin, most notably in North America (United States and Canada), causing severe economic losses in agricultural crops. Recently, H. halys has been found in Europe (Switzerland, Germany, France, Hungary, and Greece) and since September 2012, it has also been found in Italy. However, the modalities of introduction and spreading of this pest on the Italian territory are unknown. Tracing back the diffusion modes of the species by analyzing the genetic structure and composition of populations in their initial phase of colonization could be useful also in the view to implement better pest control strategies. The present study aimed to identify the potential pathways of entry of H. halys by detecting the genetic diversity of specimens collected from Northern Italy and Canton Ticino (Southern Switzerland). The analyses of 1,175 base pairs of mtDNA cytochrome c oxidase I and II genes (cox1 and cox2) on 42 specimens led to the identification of four combined haplotypes: one, found in Emilia Romagna region, is the same found in China and North America but never observed before in Europe. The other combined haplotypes are new but consistent in part with haplotypes previously found in Switzerland. Present data indicate that the Italian invasion may have occurred from two different pathways, both from Switzerland and from Asia and/or North America.

Subfields: Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis

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The potential global distribution of the brown marmorated stink bug, Halyomorpha halys, a critical threat to plant biosecurity (2017, background): “…Bulgaria, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Liechtenstein, Romania, Serbia, Spain and Switzerland) (Arnold 2009; Callot and Brua 2013; Cesari et al. 2015; Dioli et al. 2016; Heckmann 2012; Hoebeke and Carter 2003; Macavei et al. 2015; Milonas and Partsinevelos 2014; Šeat 2015; Simov…”
Citizen science and early detection of invasive species: phenology of first occurrences of Halyomorpha halys in Southern Europe (2016, unknown): “The likelihood that the population in the LOM-TIC nucleus derives, at least in part, from the Swiss one, is confirmed by the genetic analysis of specimens collected during this survey (Cesari et al. 2015).”