Tuesday, January 13, 2026

insect pests

Why Soybean Loopers Are Frustrating to Control and What We Are Doing About It

⋅ BY DOMINIC REISIG ⋅ Soybean loopers are usually among the top three insect pests in North Carolina in terms of cost and control. In 2021, we estimated costs and losses from this pest at nearly $5.3 million, but I...

Arkansas soybean harvest nears completion as market prices remain high

• By Ryan McGeeney • As the Arkansas soybean harvest drew to a close, both cash and December booking market prices remained above $12. After a year of tumultuous weather turns, a run of relatively clear weeks from the end of...

Arkansas’ deep freeze may have knocked insects down but not out

• By Mary Hightower • A week of record-low temperatures may leave its mark on Arkansas’ fire ant populations, but don’t look for the cold to have reduced fly or tick numbers, Kelly Loftin, Extension entomologist for the University of...

Fall armyworms infest SE counties in North Carolina — scout intensively

• By Dominic Reisig and Anders Huseth • During the past few days, we have had a major increase of caterpillar defoliation reports in soybeans and sweet potato from southeastern North Carolina counties. Field visits south of Highway 70 and...

A ‘game changer’

A mild winter and warm spring have concerned Extension specialists, who say redbanded stink bug numbers could build up rapidly. By Vicky Boyd Editor A mild winter across much of the Southern soybean belt has raised concerns of a bad year...

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