Extending Knowledge
Kudzu Bug Seminar/Field Day 1) What: Kudzu bug field day with in-field plot tour, indoor session, question/answer session, lunch, etc. 2) When: 11 September 2012 (a Tuesday) – free registration at 8:30AM…program starts at 9:00AM 3) Where: Edisto REC, 64 Research Road, Blackville, SC 29817 (just west of Blackville on Hwy 78) 4) Who: All … Read more
The Plant Management Network (PMN) has launched a new presentation in its Focus on Soybean webcast resource. The latest webcast is titled “Observations and Biology of Kudzu Bugs and Their Management in Southeastern Soybeans” by Dr. Jeremy Greene, Professor of Entomology at Clemson University. Since its first confirmation in 2009 at a home in Georgia … Read more
The infestation of kudzu bugs on early-season soybeans continues, but natural mortality of the overwintered adults is increasing. We might see numbers of this species decline on early-planted soybeans before increasing again when the F1 generation comes off of kudzu. I sprayed some of these soybeans with insecticide yesterday and observed very high mortality today. We used Endigo at … Read more
Visit our kudzu bug webpage at Clemson University for the latest information on this invasive pest. We have a new fact sheet for homeowners, the latest map of its distribution in the Southeast, videos, recommendations for managing the pest in soybeans, and more. http://www.clemson.edu/extension/kudzubugs/index.html