Stink bugs infest Alabama soybeans annually as the most damaging pest complex farmer face. The complex includes southern green, brown, green and brown marmorated stink bug species. Following warm winters, the redbanded stink bug may also steal yield. The Alabama Cooperative Extension System uses a much more aggressive economic threshold for stink bug treatment in soybeans, three times lower than other states across the south. This research evaluated those thresholds and control recommendations. It also examined initial and residual control of these stink bugs. Key Benefactors: farmers
Updated stick bug complex threshold and control recommendations.
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