Megacopta cribraria (Hemiptera: Plataspidae), also known as the bean plataspid or the "kudzu bug", was first found in the southeastern United States in northern Georgia during late 2009. Since then, this species has completely infested South Carolina, covered most of Georgia and North Carolina, moved into significant portions of Alabama and northern Florida, and is becoming established in Mississippi, Tennessee, and Virginia. Adults and nymphs feed on the stems of legumes, such as soybeans, and can cause significant yield losses to the crop if not controlled. Due to its recent introduction, information on management is rapidly being accumulated, with much of the information coming from South...