These resources are brought to you by the Cooperative Extension System and your Local Institution

FAQ #2029

Have a question? Try asking one of our Experts

Print

What is the best way to avoid damage from the soybean stem borer?

Related resource areas: Corn and Soybean Production


View as web page

Until other control options are developed, fields should be sampled before maturity for tunneling and live larvae. Fields with high percentages of infested stems should be harvested as soon as possible to avoid girdling and lodging. For more information and pictures of this pest see the publication MF2581, “The Soybean Stem Borer” www.oznet.ksu.edu/library/entml2/MF2581.pdf

Have a specific question? Try asking one of our Experts

Unlike most other resources on the web, we have experts from Universities around the country ready to answer your questions.

Comments

Subscribe to this page's comments

Post a comment about this topic

Please keep comments on topic. To ask a question, please use Ask an Expert. All comments are held for moderation. Comments that include profanity, personal attacks or other inappropriate material will not be posted to the site.

Did you find this page useful?

No one has rated this article yet. Why not be the first?

what is this?
not useful
very useful
 1  2  3  4  5

This resource area was created by the:

Corn & Soybean Specialists

community

Copad_soybeans

Resource Area Feeds

In This Resource Area

Corn

Soybeans