The bean bug, Riptortus pedestris (Hemiptera: Alydidae), is one of the major pests on leguminous crops especially in Korea and Japan. Because of its economic importance as crop pest, A large proportion of research on this species have focused on applied questions related to pest management tactics. In addition to the applied research, recent studies have also revealed an interesting relationship between R. pedestris and a gut symbiont Burkholderia sp. as an ideal model system for insect-microbe symbiotic interaction. Under this circumstance, our research group initiated a series of research projects to better understand behavioral ecology of R. pedestris and address its implications for both basic and applied questions. This presentation will cover various behavioral studies with R. pedestris including sublethal effects of insecticides, harmonic radar tracking, overwintering ecology, and symbiont acquisition mechanisms

• Doo-Hyung Lee(Department of Life Sciences, Gachon University)
• Hong Geun Kim(Department of Life Sciences, Gachon University)
• Minhyung Jung(Department of Life Sciences, Gachon University)
• Soowan Kim(Department of Life Sciences, Gachon University)
• Jung-Wook Kho(Department of Life Sciences, Gachon University)
• Jieun Lim(Department of Life Sciences, Gachon University)