With many no-till growers, slugs are the most problematic pest they encounter. Since little research has been conducted on these pests, many biological questions remain unanswered. This project is directed at conducting basic studies to better understand slug biology, their feeding behavior, natural enemy and slug-plant interactions. Using this information, develop alternative control tactics that are cost effective.
Screen on a weekly basis symptom-less and symptomatic soybean and kudzu leaves collected from sentinel plots, producer's fields, and natural stands of kudzu for the presence of P. pachyrhizi using real-time PCR.
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.