2009
Biological control of the soybean aphid in Wisconsin
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Contributor/Checkoff:
Wisconsin Soybean Marketing Board
Category:
Sustainable Production
Keywords:
Biotic stressCrop protectionField management Pest
Parent Project:
This is the first year of this project.
Lead Principal Investigator:
David Hogg, University of Wisconsin
Co-Principal Investigators:
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Contributing Organization (Checkoff):
Wisconsin Soybean Marketing Board
(n/a)
Institution Funded:
University of Wisconsin
(n/a)
Brief Project Summary:

The goal of this research project is to release and establish the parasitoid Binodoxys communis, a tiny non-stinging wasp, for the biological control of the soybean aphid. The University of Wisconsin is one of six Midwestern state universities that is involved in releasing this parasitoid that has been thoroughly vetted for its effectiveness in controlling soybean aphids and environmental safety.

If the Wisconsin researchers are successful in establishing this parasitoid in Wisconsin, it will eliminate, or at least reduce, the frequency of aphid outbreaks. The research group is optimistic that biological control, in combination with genetic resistance of soybean cultivars, will make...

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.