Posted on August 25, 2015 by southernipmcenter
In Delta Farm Press
by Sebe Brown and David Kerns, LSU AgCenter Entomologists
As Louisiana soybeans progress into late summer, producers and consultants should be wary of late-season defoliators such as soybean loopers, velvet bean caterpillars and lingering populations of corn earworms.
Soybean loopers have the ability to build large populations quickly and are exaggerated by the use of broad-spectrum insecticides for three-cornered alfalfa hoppers and stink bugs.
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Posted on August 27, 2014 by southernipmcenter
In Southeast Farm Press
by John Hart
North Carolina State University Extension Entomologist Dominic Reisig says this year is shaping up to be one of the worst years ever for plant bugs in the state with heavier infestations of stink bugs, tobacco budworms and corn earworms being found in more fields.
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Posted on July 31, 2014 by southernipmcenter
Source: United Soybean Board Press Release. www.unitedsoybean.org and Plant Management Network
The weather in the Mid-South region causes intense pest pressure for row-crop farmers. To maintain yields, farmers in this area must treat numerous insect pests, more so than farmers in other areas of the country, according to Mississippi Extension entomologist Angus Catchot, Ph.D. In a new Focus on Soybean webcast, Catchot outlines best-management practices to treat pests common to the region.
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Posted on July 9, 2013 by southernipmcenter
From Southeast Farm Press
By Jim Langcuster, Alabama Cooperative Extension System
While it’s not the end of the world for producers, the presence of the kudzu bug on Alabama soybeans represents a new departure for growers in terms of pest management, says one expert.
To put it another way, with the advent of this pest, soybean insect control has grown more challenging and complex, he says.
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