First Report of Native Parasitoids of (Hemiptera: Pentatomidae) in Greece.

(Stål) (Hemiptera: Pentatomidae) is an endemic species of East Asia; it was introduced into Europe in 2007. It has a wide range of hosts as it feeds on over 170 host plant species and significantly impacts crop production. In Greece, causes significant losses in the production of kiwi, peaches, and green beans; thus, control of this species (including biological control) is essential. Here, we focus on the potential impact of native natural enemies of in Greece. From June to October 2020, we sampled naturally field-laid egg masses to recover native parasitoids. A total of 20 egg masses of were collected from infested fields from different locations in northern Greece. Out of 529 eggs, 45 parasitoids managed to hatch successfully. The overall parasitism rate was 8.5%. We found two species of Hymenopteran egg parasitoids attacking eggs- (Geoffrey) (Hymenoptera: Eupelmidae) and (Vassiliev) (Hymenoptera: Encyrtidae), with the former comprising 58% of all parasitoids that were recovered. These results contribute to the knowledge about the natural enemy community that attacks in Greece, and the use of these native egg parasitoids in biological control programs may be a viable management strategy.