It’s hard enough dealing with long-standing pests, but it’s even more overwhelming to add new pests to the lineup, namely gall midge and tentiform leaf miner. But don’t let these new pests cause undue ...

In the late 2010s, a mysterious pest—one that came to be identified as a new species of gall midge, Resseliella maxima—began infesting the soybean fields of Nebraska and neighboring states. Since then ...

Soybean gall midge larvae feed on the base and lower stem of the soybean plant, hindering the movement of water and nutrients. Symptoms begin with dark, discolored areas that spread from larval ...

Few pests eat away at farm profitability as much as soybean cyst nematode (SCN). Causing at least $1.5 billion in yield losses annually, it's soybean's single biggest threat. Unfortunately, soybean's ...

University of Missouri Extension state crops entomologist Ivair Valmorbida has confirmed the presence of a new soybean pest in Missouri. Valmorbida confirmed soybean tentiform leafminer in central ...

A moth caterpillar identified by the agribusiness sector as one of the most destructive pests of soybean, cotton and corn crops may harbor fungi and bacteria in its gut that can degrade expanded ...

Two plant pests are threatening soybean fields at opposite ends of Missouri. Red crown rot, a destructive fungus (Calonectria ilicicola), which survives in crop residue and soil, was first discovered ...

Soybean farmers around the world face a persistent and costly enemy hidden beneath the soil: soybean cyst nematode (SCN), a microscopic roundworm that attacks plant roots and drains yields. SCN is one ...

AMES, Iowa – Aphids, the tiny insects that can overwhelm soybeans and reduce yields, are appearing earlier than in previous years, according to an Iowa State University entomologist. Yet aphids ...