2009
Biological control of the soybean aphid
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Contributor/Checkoff:
Michigan Soybean Promotion Committee
Category:
Sustainable Production
Keywords:
Biotic stressCrop protectionField management Pest
Parent Project:
This is the first year of this project.
Lead Principal Investigator:
Christina DiFonzo, Michigan State University
Co-Principal Investigators:
Project Code:
Contributing Organization (Checkoff):
Michigan Soybean Promotion Committee
(n/a)
Institution Funded:
Michigan State University
(n/a)
Brief Project Summary:

In 2007, Michigan was part of a multi-state classical bio-control effort to establish a parasitoid for the soybean aphid (SBA). Permits were approved by the US and Canadian government and individual states in 2007 for the parasitic wasp, Binodoxys communis, to be released. Small numbers of wasps were shipped to cooperating states for increasing in field cages. Michigan releases were made in small SBA infected cages at seven locations. In late August, cages were removed to allow any surviving wasps to disperse.

Unique Keywords:
#insects and pests, #soybean aphid - biocontrol
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.