The goal of this continuing 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. 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 managing the soybean aphid less burdensome and less expensive for soybean farmers in Wisconsin.
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.