A group of University of Georgia researchers are working to develop soybean varieties resistant to the invasive kudzu bug.
Although the bugs don't damage soybeans every season, they can cause yield losses of between 20 and 60 percent during peak...
The Environmental Protection Agency has proposed allowing the use of sulfoxaflor insecticide again but on fewer crops and with additional pollinator-protection measures.
The insecticide, marketed as Transform and Closer by Dow AgroSciences, was pulled from the market in 2015 after the...
BASF recently submitted a registration request for Inscalis, a novel insecticidal active ingredient that controls piercing and sucking insects. Among those are whiteflies, aphids, psyllids, scales and leafhoppers.
The first tier of registrations, expected in 2019 pending regulatory approval, are...
In the South, consultants keep a sharp lookout for economic thresholds of insect pests and take action when necessary to keep them under control.
By Carroll Smith
Soybean insects are monitored closely throughout the season in the South to spot populations...
Kudzu bugs have been detected on kudzu in several Arkansas counties, prompting a warning to scout and only treat if economic thresholds are reached.
The pest was first detected in Arkansas in 2013, and populations have been building since. In...
An analysis of neonicotinoid insecticidal seed treatments by a group of Mid-South entomologists found they yielded economic benefits for soybean producers.
Led by Mississippi State University entomologist Jeff Gore, they published their work in a recent issue of the Journal...
University of Georgia researchers suspect that declining kudzu bug numbers may be due to natural enemies, but they don't know for sure.
“We can’t positively say it’s due to their natural enemies, but kudzu bug populations are decreasing,” Ian Knight,...
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.
The updated guide has removed pyrethroid insecticides for bollworm control...
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