2015
Integrated management of changing soybean insect pest complexes
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Contributor/Checkoff:
Louisiana Soybean and Grain Research and Promotion Board
Category:
Sustainable Production
Keywords:
Biotic stressCrop protectionField management Pest
Parent Project:
This is the first year of this project.
Lead Principal Investigator:
Jeff Davis, Louisiana State University
Co-Principal Investigators:
Project Code:
Contributing Organization (Checkoff):
Louisiana Soybean and Grain Research and Promotion Board
(n/a)
Institution Funded:
Louisiana State University
(n/a)
Brief Project Summary:

Many insect pests impact soybean yields and profitability in Louisiana. The list includes stink bugs, three-cornered alfalfa hopper, corn earworm, velvetbean caterpillar, soybean looper, kudzu bug and others. The aim of this project is to monitor insect pest population dynamics and to test control tactics under Louisiana soybean production conditions. Work includes determining the abundance and season occurrence of new soybean pests, evaluating the efficacy of new and current insecticides for insect control, monitoring redbanded stink bug for insecticide resistance, determining if harvest aid chemicals impact pod and seed susceptibility to stink bug damage and screening selected current soybean varieties for host-plant resistance to redbanded stink bugs.

Key Benefactors:
farmers, agronomists, Extension agents

Information And Results
Final Project Results

The United Soybean Research Retention policy will display final reports with the project once completed but working files will be purged after three years. And financial information after seven years. All pertinent information is in the final report or if you want more information, please contact the project lead at your state soybean organization or principal investigator listed on the project.