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Seeds of Leguminous Plants, Acacia and Mung Bean as Food Sources of Bean Bug, Riptortus pedestris (Hemiptera: Alydidae)
The bean bug, Riptortus pedestris (F.) (Hemiptera: Alydidae) is one of the most important polyphagous pests in soybean in Korea and Japan. With the review of previous studies on the suitability of different diets, we additionally tested two leguminous plants as food sources of R. pedestris by assessing development and reproduction of the bugs. The tested diets include seeds of acacia, two mung bean varieties (var. Eoul and Dahyeon), and soybean (var. Daewon). Riptortus pedestris fed on mung bean var. Eoul showed higher nymphal mortality than those fed on mung bean var. Dahyeon, acacia, and soybean. On acacia, development time and preoviposition period of R. pedestris was shortest among the tested diets Also, five day fecundity the highest in bugs fed on acacia seeds. These results showed that acacia seed can be a good quality diet for R. pedestris, and both acacia and mung bean could be a suitable host resources for R. pedestris during the period when soybean, a major host crop, is unavailable.
