Rearing of Rice Stink Bug, Lagynotomus elongatus（Hemiptera: Pentatomidae）

A method of rearing successive generations of the rice stink bug, Lagynotomus elongatus（Dallas）（Hemiptera: Pentatomidae）, was developed. The insects were supplied with rice spikelets and millet seedlings as food. Absorbent cotton sheets soaked with sufficient water were laid over the entire bottom of the rearing container； abundance of water was a key point. Use of this method decreased the mortality of young nymphs, resulting in a survival rate of 33% across the entire nymphal stage. Although the adult body length was on average 15% shorter than in field-collected adults, we were able to rear successive generations of L. elongatus over a year.