Soybean seed treatments now routinely include a fungicide (usually 2 or 3) and an insecticide. The most common insecticides used come from the neonicotinoid chemistry [...]

Soybean cyst nematode (SCN) and soybean aphid (SBA) are important soybean pests in the north-central region. Soybean varieties with host plant resistance for SCN [...]

Farmers may be optimistic that certain insects didn’t survive the winter of 2013 – 2014, but cold weather should never warrant a relaxed attitude [...]

Soybean cyst nematode (SCN) is a devastating and yield-limiting pest of the soybean worldwide. Syngenta, as a pioneer in controlling this pathogen, offers their [...]

This time of the year many soybean producers tend to be on cruise control, however we don’t want to coast to the finish line [...]

Figure 1. Soybean defoliation from multiple pests. (Photo by Nathan Mueller) ‘Tis the season for soybean defoliation. With frequent rain comes lush vegetation, and [...]

The soybean cyst nematode (SCN) was first discovered in Iowa more than 35 years ago, in Winnebago County in 1978 to be specific. The [...]

A number of insects can attack soybeans early in the season, either at aphid or during the early vegetative stages. It pays to be [...]

On October 16, 2014, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released a report on the use of neonicotinoid productsin soybean seed treatments in the [...]

$45 million. That’s how much Nebraska soybean farmers are estimated to have lost to soybean cyst nematodes (SCN) last year. The good news is [...]