Hemipteran (Pentatomidae); adults and nymphs pierce-suck seeds of soybeans, corn; multivoltine; aggregated.

Reduces seed quality and yield in soybeans; transmits plant pathogens.

South America (e.g., Brazil, Argentina, Paraguay) in soybean-growing areas.

Visual scouting; pheromone trapping (aggregation pheromones); sweep net sampling.

Sticky traps or bucket traps with Euschistus heros aggregation pheromones.