First evidence of Halyomorpha halys (Stål) (Hemiptera Heteroptera, Pentatomidae) feeding on rice (Oryza sativa L.)

The brown marmorated stink bug, <em>Halyomorpha</em> <em>halys</em> (Stål) is a pest of numerous annual and perennial crops. Additional distribution records for <em>H. halys</em> are provided from northern Italy where rice is cultivated, and the presence of adults feeding on panicles gives the first evidence of an association between this pest and rice (<em>Oryza sativ</em>a L.), a crop not previously recorded as a host plant