Thursday, January 5, 2017: 5:00 PM

Pegasus A (Hyatt Regency Dallas)

Bill M McRight , MS State

Fred Musser , Mississippi State University

Angus Catchot , Mississippi State University

Nick R Bateman , Mississippi State University

Jeff Gore , Mississippi State University

Don Cook , Mississippi State University

Audio File Recorded Presentation

Beltwide

Bill McRight

Title- Kudzu Bug: A New Pest in Mississippi Soybeans?

The kudzu bug is a native of south east Asia, first arriving in the U.S. in Georgia in 2009. The bug was discovered in Mississippi in 2012, quickly spreading to nearly every county in the state. This research looks at the distribution of the kudzu bug across the state, the efficacy of insecticide treatments, and the threshold of this insect on vegetative stage soybeans.

Kudzu Bug: A New Pest in MS Soybeans?