News tagged with soybean aphid

Soybean aphids starting to increase

The increase in soybean aphid numbers means producers should step up scouting efforts, but they also should take caution to avoid unnecessary spraying.

Biology / Ecology

created Aug 04, 2011 | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | comments 0

New and old threats to soybean production

University of Illinois researchers identified the top pathogens, pests and weeds affecting soybean production in a recent article in Food Security. Soybean aphid, soybean rust, soybean cyst nematode, Sclerotina stem rot an ...

Biology / Ecology

created Jun 23, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Pest-resistant soybeans grow out of MSU research lab

(PhysOrg.com) -- Two lines of pest-resistant soybean painstakingly developed by a Michigan State University scientist promise healthier harvests for growers and a little green for the university too.

Biology / Other

created Aug 02, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Organic pesticides not always 'greener' choice, study finds

Consumers shouldn't assume that, because a product is organic, it's also environmentally friendly.

Biology / Ecology

created Jun 22, 2010 | popularity 3.7 / 5 (3) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Researchers identify new soybean aphid biotype

University of Illinois researchers recently identified a new soybean aphid biotype that can multiply on aphid-resistant soybean varieties. Soybean aphids are the No. 1 insect threat to soybean production in the North Central ...

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Mar 29, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Researchers find that rare lady beetles prefer traditional diet

(PhysOrg.com) -- Experts from South Dakota State University and the nearby North Central Agricultural Research Laboratory watched helplessly as a colony of rare, captive lady beetles was lost in 2008, then ...

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Mar 19, 2010 | popularity 4.4 / 5 (5) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Researchers study insecticide-free method for control of soybean aphids

(PhysOrg.com) -- Two Iowa State University researchers are examining a new method of controlling soybean aphids without the use of chemical pesticides. Bryony Bonning, professor of entomology, and Allen Miller, professor of pl ...

Biology / Ecology

created Sep 15, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Unusually quiet year for soybean aphids, but don't stop scouting

(PhysOrg.com) -- Entomologists across the Midwest expected to see soybean aphid outbreaks this year, but aphids have been slow in coming out, according to a Purdue University field crops entomologist.

Biology / Ecology

created Aug 11, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Discovering soybean plants resistant to aphids and a new aphid

This year farmers in the Midwest are growing a new variety of soybeans developed by University of Illinois researchers that has resistance to soybean aphids. However, in addition to the resistant plants, U of I researchers ...

Biology / Ecology

created Aug 10, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Scientists hope tiny insect can help save soybeans

(AP) -- An insect no bigger than a comma is being studied as a natural predator that farmers could use instead of chemicals to protect the nation's soybean crop from aphids.

Biology / Ecology

created Jul 09, 2009 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

'Natural' nitrogen-fixing bacteria protect soybeans from aphids

An invasion of soybean aphids poses a problem for soybean farmers requiring application of pesticides, but a team of Penn State entomologists thinks a careful choice of nitrogen-fixing bacteria may provide ...

Biology / Ecology

created Apr 14, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Small investments to battle soybean pest paying off big, says MSU researcher

The small amount of money put toward fighting the tiny, yet destructive soybean aphid will pay big dividends in the coming years, said a Michigan State University economist, thanks to a research and outreach ...

Biology / Ecology

created Mar 23, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0