Tag Archives: Insect Control

University of Georgia researchers suspect that declining kudzu bug numbers may be due to natural enemies, but they don’t know for sure.

Bayer CropScience has taken the “unprecedented step” and requested a formal hearing before an Environmental Protection Agency administrative law judge over the agency’s proposed cancellation of registrations for flubendiamide insecticide. …

The Environmental Protection Agency has issued a notice of intent to cancel registrations for all Bayer CropScience and Nichino America products that contain the active ingredient, flubendiamide. The EPA says …

Mississippi State University has published the “2016 Insect Control Guide for Agronomic Crops” in a free, downloadable version. A print edition will be available at county Extension offices in January.

Scott Stewart, IPM Extension Specialist with the University of Tennessee submitted the following report on September 17: Aphids are occurring in some very late soybean fields in the northwest corner …

Insect growth regulator piggybacks with fungicides at the R3 stage and may be adding to plant health in a systems approach. Arkansas crop consultant Rick Deviney always encourages his growers …

Soybeans are affected by both early and late-season insect pests. New pesticide formulations now provide more convenient and effective products to help manage these challenges. Pests are moving targets as …

New product introductions and research are giving soybean growers more options to fight key pests that have been problematic over the past several years. It’s a welcome respite for growers …

Redbanded stink bug, the brown marmorated stink bug and the kudzu bug are ‘the big three’ to watch for. By Carroll Smith The redbanded stink bug, a recurring problem in …