2015
Monitoring and management of soybean insect pests and new projects assessing beneficial natural enemy populations in soybean fields
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Contributor/Checkoff:
Virginia Soybean Board
Category:
Sustainable Production
Keywords:
Biotic stressCrop protectionField management Pest
Parent Project:
Statewide monitoring and management of major soybean insect pests: Corn earworm, brown marmorated stink bug (BMSB), kudzu bug and three-cornered alfalfa hopper
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 project objectives are to conduct a statewide monitoring program for brown marmorated stink bug and kudzu bug. The project monitors corn earworm for pyrethroid resistance. It also conducts a seed treatment efficacy trial for three-cornered alfalfa hopper in seedling soybeans.

Key Benefactors:
farmers, agronomists, extension agents

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.