2014
Biological control of the Mexican bean beetle (Epilachna varivetis) using parasitic wasp Pediobius foveolatus (Hymenoptera: Eulophidae) in soybeans
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Contributor/Checkoff:
New Jersey Soybean Board
Category:
Sustainable Production
Keywords:
Biotic stressCrop protectionField management Pest
Parent Project:
Biological control of the Mexican bean beetle (Epilachna varivetis) using the parasitic wasp Pediobius foveolatus (Hymenoptera Eulophidae) in soybeans
Lead Principal Investigator:
George Robbins, New Jersey Department of Agriculture
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Contributing Organization (Checkoff):
New Jersey Soybean Board
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Institution Funded:
New Jersey Department of Agriculture
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Brief Project Summary:

Mexican bean beetle (MBB) is the major insect pest of soybeans in the state of New Jersey and has the potential to dramatically reduce yields if not suppressed. The MBB control program was implemented in the 1980s and has been partially supported by soybean check-off funds since its inception. MBB parasitoids are laboratory reared and then released in soybean fields to reduce MBB populations below injurious economic levels. Field scouts sample the soybean fields once weekly with five clusters of 25 soybean plants sampled per field with a bias towards areas where there is Mexican bean beetle feeding damage. Then P. foveolatus parasitoids will be released in 35-40 strategically located soybean...

Unique Keywords:
#insects and pests
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