Improving the Knowledge of the Pest Scaptocoris castanea Perty (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Cydnidae), Further Information for its Early Detection and Prevention Based on Ecological Niche Modeling

• DOI: 10.11646/jihs.1.4.5
• Publication Date: 2024-10-31T07:15:19Z
• Authors: EUGENIA MINGHETTI; VALENTINA CASTRO-...; LARA SCHIFINI; SARA I. MONTEMAYOR
• Keywords: immature forms; burrowing bugs; nymph; https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1.6; Pest; https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1; Neotropical Region; ENM

Scaptocoris castanea Perty is an important soil-borne pest that attacks roots of various crops in all its stages. In South America it widely distributed and North there are two isolated records registered more than 40 years ago. Early detection prevention key features for management; therefore, having a detailed understanding the life cycle knowing how to identify stages invader essential. Despite importance S. agriculture, no descriptions or illustrations aid identification nymphs so here we describe illustrate fifth instar. To prevent expansion know where species could get established. We explored if American might belong established populations possible scenarios have occur either they were accidental catches adapted novel climates as regions environmental conditions outside range those The identified preventive actions should be taken Belize, Bolivia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Panama, Paraguay, Peru. Finally, extent invade next decades very different depending on capacity adapt climates.