Kudzu bug activity has heightened with the warm weather in the past two weeks. Adults are flying from overwintering sites and searching for their reproductive hosts, wisteria, kudzu and soybeans. In the meantime, they can be found nearly everywhere. I … Continue reading
Article by Jack Bacheler, NCSU Extension Entomologist David Orr (NCSU Entomology biocontrol specialist) and I sampled 25, 1-meter kudzu terminals in a kudzu patch on the Dorthea Dix property next to the NCSU Centennial Campus yesterday. For kudzu vines just … Continue reading
There are many management efforts you can take before your soybean seed goes into the ground. Some of these actions are simply insurance and some of them, like your choice of row-spacing and planting date, are the best insect management … Continue reading
Yes, spring is in the air and kudzu bugs are again on the move. This article covers 1) what is going on in terms of movement right now and 2) what you can expect in terms of future soybean invasions … Continue reading
I’ve had several calls this week on late-maturing/planted soybeans where kudzu bug adults have moved in droves. We have two replicated planting date experiments which have been monitored by a PhD student throughout the year. In a period of two … Continue reading
It’s nearing the end of growing season and may seem like a waste of time to scout soybeans when we’re still picking corn, defoliating cotton, and digging peanuts. However, I’ve had a number of calls this week on kudzu bugs … Continue reading
Article by Jack Bacheler. Although podworm moths can concentrate in late-planted soybean fields, once blooming is over and pod fill is underway, little additional podworm establishment is likely. For the remaining light traps that are still reporting moth counts (see … Continue reading
Article by Jack Bacheler. While September is a time when most cotton fields are no longer vulnerable to insect damage, this month can be a different story for soybean producers. Our generally high 2012 levels of green and brown stink … Continue reading
Article by Jack Bacheler In many soybean fields, especially late-planted fields following wheat, both podworms and stink bugs may be just warming up. Add in soybean loopers in places – not to be confused with the more harmless green clover … Continue reading
Article by Jack Bacheler I have been in several soybean fields during the past week in which the levels of kudzu bug adults and nymphs were many times the suggested threshold of 15 nymphs per 15 sweeps around field perimeters. … Continue reading