2011
Determining the incidence of potentially new and renewed insect pests of soybean in South Carolina and preliminary observations on control
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Contributor/Checkoff:
South Carolina Soybean Board
Category:
Sustainable Production
Keywords:
Crop protectionDiseaseField management
Parent Project:
This is the first year of this project.
Lead Principal Investigator:
Jeremy Greene, Clemson University
Co-Principal Investigators:
Project Code:
Contributing Organization (Checkoff):
South Carolina Soybean Board
(n/a)
Institution Funded:
Clemson University
(n/a)
Brief Project Summary:

The main objectives are to survey for the incidence of soybean stem borer, Dectes texanus (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae), and the bean plataspid, Megacopta cribraria (Hemiptera: Plataspidae) in multiple counties in South Carolina; and to evaluate the use of sunflower as a trap crop for D. texanus in soybean in areas of high-risk for stem borer.

Unique Keywords:
#decetes stem borer, #soybean diseases, #soybean insects
Information And Results
Final Project Results

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