Megacopta cribraria (Hemiptera: Plataspidae), also known as the bean plataspid or the "kudzu bug", was first found in the southeastern United States in northern Georgia during late 2009. Since then, this species has completely infested South Carolina, covered most of Georgia and North Carolina, moved into significant portions of Alabama and northern Florida, and is becoming established in Mississippi, Tennessee, and Virginia. Adults and nymphs feed on the stems of legumes, such as soybeans, and can cause significant yield losses to the crop if not controlled. Due to its recent introduction, information on management is rapidly being accumulated, with much of the information coming from South...
The project deliverables include developing a fact sheet on the impact of corn and soybean on energy efficiency, profitability and carbon sequestration; and a fact sheet on the potential for all energy crops in South Dakota.
The United Soybean Research Retention policy will display final reports with the project once completed but working files will be purged after three years. And financial information after seven years. All pertinent information is in the final report or if you want more information, please contact the project lead at your state soybean organization or principal investigator listed on the project.