PRJNA686660
Piezodorus guildinii isolate:OP-2021 Genome sequencing and assembly
Piezodorus guildinii (Westwood 1837), the red-banded stink bug (RBSB), is a Neotropical stink bug. It was first described in the St. Vincent island of the Caribbean. It is a persistent pest of soybeans in South American countries like Brazil. RBSB was first reported in the United States in 1970 and its current geographical distribution ranges from Uruguay and northern Argentina to the regions of the southeastern USA along the Gulf of Mexico (Alabama, Florida, Louisiana, Mississippi, Texas), as well as Arkansas, Georgia, and South Carolina. In southern United States, RBSB outbreaks may cause extensive damage to soybean.