title: Landscape Factors Influencing Stink Bug Injury in Mid-Atlantic Tomato Fields.
abstract: Landscape structure and diversity influence insect species abundance. In agricultural systems, adjacent crop and non-crop habitats can influence pest species population dynamics and intensify economic damage. To investigate the influence of landscape factors on stink bug damage in agricultural systems, we assessed stink bug damage from 30 processing tomato fields in the mid-Atlantic United States and analyzed landscape structure and geographic location. We found that forest shape and size, and geographic location strongly influenced stink bug damage. Landscapes with larger forest edge in southern portions of the mid-Atlantic region experienced the greatest damage, perhaps owing to the introduction of the invasive brown marmorated stink bug. We conclude that landscape structure will likely influence damage rates in nearby agricultural fields.
authors.affiliation: Department of Entomology, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA, USA.
authors.forename: Kevin B
authors.initials: KB
authors.lastname: Rice
authors.affiliation: Department of Entomology, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA, USA.
authors.forename: Rachael R
authors.initials: RR
authors.lastname: Troyer
authors.affiliation: Department of Entomology, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA, USA.
authors.forename: Kristal M
authors.initials: KM
authors.lastname: Watrous
authors.affiliation: Department of Entomology, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA, USA.
authors.forename: John F
authors.initials: JF
authors.lastname: Tooker
authors.affiliation: Department of Entomology, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA, USA.
authors.forename: Shelby J
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: Fleischer
mesh_terms: D000383:Agriculture; D000818:Animals; D065928:Forests; D006430:Hemiptera; D060434:Herbivory; D018551:Solanum lycopersicum; D008873:Mid-Atlantic Region
keywords: tomato; landscape diversity; Halyomorpha haly; BMSB