Soybean Aphids start to increase

Researchers at South Dakota University are seeing more soybean aphids, this indicates that soybean producers should step up scouting efforts, but that they should use less insecticides. "We've started to see an increase in aphid numbers, with some fields approaching or meeting the threshold of 250 aphids/plant," says Kelley Tilmon, South Dakota Cooperative Extension and research soybean entomologist.

"Scouting is the most important thing producers can do to help manage this pest," she says. "When conditions are favourable, sub-threshold populations can reach threshold in a matter of days." Read more ...

This blog is written by Martin Little, The Global Miller, published and supported by the GFMT Magazine and the International Milling Directory from Perendale Publishers