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Chinavia hilaris
Green Stink Bug, Green Soldier Bug
Chinavia hilaris, commonly known as the green stink bug, is a native North American pentatomid pest primarily affecting cotton, soybean, and pistachio crops. Adults are bright green with distinctive black bands on the antennae and a pointed spine projecting between the hind legs. The species exhibits a unique seasonal phenology, colonizing woody noncrop hosts such as black cherry and elderberry in spring before dispersing to agricultural crops in mid-to-late season. Unlike the polyphagous southern green stink bug (Nezara viridula), C. hilaris rarely completes development in peanut and shows strong fidelity to cotton. It is susceptible to the microsporidian pathogen Nosema maddoxi and is cross-attracted to pheromones of other stink bug species.
Diabrotica undecimpunctata undecimpunctata
Western Spotted Cucumber Beetle
The western spotted cucumber beetle is a polyphagous leaf beetle native to western North America. It is a significant agricultural pest of cucurbits, snap beans, corn, and other crops, with larvae feeding on roots and adults feeding on foliage, flowers, and fruit. Unlike the eastern subspecies, it does not vector bacterial wilt in cucurbits. Adults are strong fliers and readily disperse between fields.