2012
Determining the economic threshold for insect pest complexes that feed on soybeans
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Contributor/Checkoff:
Alabama Soybean Producers
Category:
Sustainable Production
Keywords:
Biotic stressCrop protectionField management Pest
Parent Project:
Determining the economic threshold for complexes of insect pests that feed on soybeans
Lead Principal Investigator:
Tim Reed, Auburn University
Co-Principal Investigators:
Ronald H. Smith, Auburn University
Project Code:
Contributing Organization (Checkoff):
Alabama Soybean Producers
(n/a)
Institution Funded:
Auburn University
(n/a)
Brief Project Summary:

Current futures prices for soybeans of over $13 per bushel give soybeans an excellent opportunity to be a profitable crop for Alabama farmers in 2011. However, insect pests of soybeans can significantly reduce yield and quality. Also, the current price of soybeans allows economic losses at lower levels of insect damage than when soybeans were $8.00 per bushel. Presently, insect pest treatment thresholds for soybeans are provided for individual species. However, insect pests of soybeans can frequently be present as a complex that can include both foliage feeders (worms, beetles and grasshoppers and pod feeders - primarily soybean pod worms and stink bugs).

At least three species of stink...

Unique Keywords:
#insects and pests
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