Tag: soybean

The Kudzu Bug

Posted: August 26, 2019

The Kudzu bug, Megacopta cribraria, is also known as the bean plataspid, the lablab bug, and the globular stinkbug. This bug resembles true stinkbugs (Scutellerids), but can be distinguished by its ‘swollen’ looking body. This is the only… Read More

Category: Pests & Disease

Tags: bean plataspid, globular stinkbug, kudzu, Kudzu bug, lablab bug, legumes, Megacopta cribraria, soybean

First report of Elaphria deltoides (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) on soybean

by Alicia Kelley

Posted: October 18, 2018

Elaphria deltoides is a moth in the family Noctuidae, commonly known as owlet moths, cutworms, and armyworms. Several moths in this family are severe pests of agricultural crops around the world. The larval stages feed on plant tissues… Read More

Category: Agriculture, Crops, Pests & Disease

Tags: Brazil, corn, Elaphria deltoides, moth, Noctuidae, owlet moth, soybean

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