2016
Improvement of strategies for soybean insect monitoring and control
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Contributor/Checkoff:
Ohio Soybean Council
Category:
Sustainable Production
Keywords:
Biotic stressCrop protectionField management Pest
Parent Project:
This is the first year of this project.
Lead Principal Investigator:
Andy Michel, The Ohio State University
Co-Principal Investigators:
Project Code:
QSSB
Contributing Organization (Checkoff):
Ohio Soybean Council
(n/a)
Institution Funded:
The Ohio State University
(n/a)
Brief Project Summary:

Invasive insects include soybean aphid, kudzu bug and the stink bug complex, comprised of green, brown, red-shouldered and brown marmorated stink bugs. This project continues monitoring efforts and develops new tools. It further characterizes aphid resistance in a promising soybean PI that has potentially unique resistance to aphid biotypes, as well as using a new and novel technique towards soybean aphid RNA interference. The project intends to determine the impact of expanding pests, develop novel strategies for their control and enhance productivity of Ohio soybeans. Objectives include monitoring the distribution and provide outreach information of invasive soybean insects, mapping resistance in PI 606390A and developing strategies of soybean aphid control using RNAi.

Key Beneficiaries:
#agronomists, #extension agents, #farmers
Unique Keywords:
#insect control, #insect resistance, #insects, #insects and pests, #soybean aphid, #soybean aphid biotype, #soybean aphid resistance, #soybean aphid rnai
Information And Results
Project Deliverables

Q1: We will develop trapping maps based on the 2015 growing season (current OSC project) and provide basic identification and biology information at various extension. Populations with PI 606390A will be advanced in the greenhouse. Preliminary testing of RNAi genes will commence.
Q2: “ID kits” for stink bugs and kudzu bugs will be developed for extension presentations. Genotyping of RILs will begin. Aphid genes will be evaluated with nebulization.
Q3: Kudzu bug traps will be deployed and trapping progress updated on the CORN newsletter.Early season scouting in soybean will begin. Genotyping data will be analyzed and aphid gene
silencing will be completed.
Q4: We will continue our surveys and publish real time information on stink bug distribution. RIL populations will be advanced and resistance mapped in PI 606390A

Final Project Results

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.