''Piezodorus guildinii'', known generally as red-banded stink bug, is a species of stink bug in the family

Pentatomidae Pentatomidae is a family of insects belonging to the order Hemiptera, generally called shield bugs or stink bugs. Pentatomidae is the largest family in the superfamily Pentatomoidea, and contains around 900 genera and over 4700 species.Robert ...

. Other common names include the small green stink bug and alfalfa bug. Piezodorus guildinii 01

Redbanded stink bugs are neotropical and range in geographic distribution from Argentina north to the southern United States, where they can be frequent pests of soybeans. A variety of chemical control options are utilized by soybean growers, though redbanded stink bugs are less susceptible to insecticides than other common species. Insecticides applied for control of the redbanded stink bug (often applied late in the growing season) often consist of broad spectrum chemicals. Alternative control options to control this pest in soybeans are needed, including environmentally friendly and commercially available biological control options like the fungal pathogen ''Beauveria bassiana''.

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* Articles created by Qbugbot Insects described in 1837 Pentatomini Hemiptera of South America Hemiptera of Central America Taxa named by John O. Westwood {{Pentatomidae-stub