2011
Management of corn earworm, stink bugs and soybean aphid in soybean and insecticide evaluations
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Contributor/Checkoff:
Virginia Soybean Board
Category:
Sustainable Production
Keywords:
Biotic stressCrop protectionField management Pest
Parent Project:
Continued assessment of management options for stink bug, bean leaf beetle, grasshopper and corn ear
Lead Principal Investigator:
D Ames Herbert, Virginia Tech
Co-Principal Investigators:
Project Code:
Contributing Organization (Checkoff):
Virginia Soybean Board
(n/a)
Institution Funded:
Virginia Tech
(n/a)
Brief Project Summary:

The goal of this project is to address the concern that insect pests are causing increasing economic losses to the Virginia soybean crop.
The research group will continue to:
~ Assess pyrethroid resistance in corn earworm.
~ Evaluate corn ear worm thresholds in soybean.
~ Monitor corn earworm activity.
~ Evaluate new insecticides for stink bugs.
~ Monitor for soybean aphids and brown marmorated stink bugs.
~ Assess the value of insecticide seed and seedling treatments for soybeans.

Unique Keywords:
#insects and pests
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.