2012
Using environmental variables to predict soybean aphid problems
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Contributor/Checkoff:
North Dakota Soybean Council
Category:
Sustainable Production
Keywords:
Biotic stressCrop protectionField management Pest
Parent Project:
This is the first year of this project.
Lead Principal Investigator:
Jason P Harmon, North Dakota State University
Co-Principal Investigators:
Deirdre Prischmann-Voldseth, North Dakota State University
Project Code:
Contributing Organization (Checkoff):
North Dakota Soybean Council
(n/a)
Institution Funded:
North Dakota State University
(n/a)
Brief Project Summary:

Our overall goal is to better understand how environmental variables such as temperature and soil characteristics influence arthropod pest (insect, mites, etc.) of soybeans. Understanding these relationships will allow us to better predict when pests will be a problem and develop management strategies to help alleviate these problems. To accomplish this goal they will explore the relationship between North Dakota's soybean aphids, temperatures and soybean growth stages to develop a predictive model of soybean aphid. We will also explore how specific soil parameters contribute to soybean aphid outbreaks and pest control by natural enemies.

Unique Keywords:
#insects and pests
Information And Results
Final Project Results

Research conducted on Sporidesmium sclerotivorum showed that the biological control agent can be successfully isolated from soils in North Dakota but that considerable work will be required before spores of S. sclerotivorum can be increased on a commercial scale. Future research will focus primarily on testing Contans.

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.