In 2024, we published a peer reviewed manuscript on the stink bug fauna of Kentucky from specimens examined from museum, literature, public online repositories, and through scouting of field crops. Stink bugs have received a lot of attention as there are many economically important pest species in corn and soybeans. However, the status of species richness, distribution, and taxonomy remain overlooked and outdated in Kentucky (USA). Having such information at a regional scale is crucial to allow the development of suitable pest management and conservation programs. Overall, 42 species in 28 genera and three subfamilies (Asopinae, Podopinae, and Pentatominae) are listed from Kentucky. Thirteen species are new records for Kentucky, 10 species are considered to be of economic importance and eight are strict predators. Pictures of species are provided along with the first key for the identification of the stink bug species of Kentucky.

 Currently this publication is the second most downloaded article of the department of entomology with more than 300 downloads (source Research Gate). 

The citation for this article is: Falcon-Brindis A, Villanueva RT (2024) Checklist and key to species of stink bugs (Hemiptera, Heteroptera, Pentatomidae) of Kentucky, United States of America. ZooKeys 1213: 75–93. 

https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1213.122843