This project involves developing management strategies for the use of diamide insecticides in soybeans that will mitigate resistance development and thus prolong and preserve their effectiveness. Research aims to quantify the variation in response of bollworm to diamide insecticides, determine influence of selection pressure on resistance development in bollworm, soybean looper and beet armyworm, correlate field control with this insecticide class against resistant and susceptible insect populations and determine heritability and mechanisms of resistance in these insects.
Key Benefactors:
farmers, agronomists, extension agents