2012
Biological control of the Mexican bean beetle (Epilachna varivetis) in soybean using parasitic wasp Pediobius foveolatus (Hymenoptera: Eulophidae)
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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
Co-Principal Investigators:
Wayne Hudson, Iowa State University
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Contributing Organization (Checkoff):
New Jersey Soybean Board
(n/a)
Institution Funded:
New Jersey Department of Agriculture
(n/a)
Brief Project Summary:

In past years, field releases of surplus adult parasites were made to keep additional pressure on the Mexican bean beetle (MBB) population. Direct field releases are made into soybean, snap bean and lima bean fields throughout Central and Southern New Jersey wherever MBB are observed.

A portion of the soybean check-off funds reserved for research has been allocated to the New Jersey Department of Agriculture. It is used to offset some of the costs for field implementation and scouting. MBB populations have been successfully kept below economically damaging levels in areas where nurse plots are maintained. Many more acres of soybeans and snap beans are protected due to the widespread...

Unique Keywords:
#insects and pests
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