2016
Area Wide Evaluation of Multiple Insecticide Applications to Control Dectes Stem Borer in Soybeans
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Sustainable Production
Keywords:
Biotic stressCrop protectionField management Pest
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This is the first year of this project.
Lead Principal Investigator:
Phillip Sylvester, University of Delaware
Co-Principal Investigators:
Bill Cissel, University of Delaware
Joanne Whalen, University of Delaware
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Brief Project Summary:

Recent losses from Dectes stem borer lodging have increased in the area. Research and demonstration plots on research and cooperating farms found insecticide applications can reduce adult populations and percent of infested stems. However, there were no differences between lodging loss and yield. Although a minimum of two insecticide applications appear to be necessary to reduce yield loss due to lodging, that has not been documented. This research evaluates the effectiveness of multiple foliar insecticide applications to control Dectes stem bores and determines if the timing for making foliar application-based on adult beetle emergence can apply on an area-wide basis.

Key Benefactors:
farmers, agronomists, Extension agents, entomologists, crop scouts

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