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Management of Insecticide-Resistant Soybean Aphids in the Upper Midwest of the United States
Journal of Integrated Pest Management
  • Robert L. Koch, University of Minnesota - Twin Cities
  • Erin W. Hodgson, Iowa State University
  • Janet J. Knodel, North Dakota State University--Fargo
  • Adam J. Varenhorst, South Dakota State University
  • Bruce D. Potter, University of Minnesota Extension, Lamberton, MN
Document Type
Article
Publication Version
Published Version
Publication Date
1-1-2018
DOI
10.1093/jipm/pmy014
Abstract

Since the first observation of soybean aphid, Aphis glycines Matsumura (Hemiptera: Aphididae), in North America in 2000, it has become the most economically damaging insect of soybean in the Upper Midwest of the United States. For the last 17 yr, soybean aphid management has relied almost entirely on the use of foliar-applied broad-spectrum insecticides. However, in 2015 in Minnesota, failures of foliar-applied pyrethroid insecticides were reported and pyrethroid resistance was confirmed with laboratory bioassays using lambda-cyhalothrin and bifenthrin. In 2016 and 2017, further reports of failures of pyrethroid insecticides and/or laboratory confirmation of resistance occurred in Iowa, North Dakota, South Dakota, and Manitoba. In response to the challenge posed by insecticide-resistant soybean aphids, we recommend several management strategies for minimizing further development of resistance and subsequent pest-induced crop losses: 1) scout and use the economic threshold to determine when to apply insecticides, 2) apply the insecticides properly, 3) assess efficacy 3–5 d after application, and 4) alternate to a different insecticide group if another application is required. In the long term, soybean aphid management must move beyond insecticide-based management to true integrated pest management by incorporating multiple tactics.

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This article is published as Koch, Robert L., Erin W. Hodgson, Janet J. Knodel, Adam J. Varenhorst, and Bruce D. Potter. "Management of insecticide-resistant soybean aphids in the upper midwest of the United States." Journal of Integrated Pest Management 9, no. 1 (2018): 23. doi: 10.1093/jipm/pmy014.

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Robert L. Koch, Erin W. Hodgson, Janet J. Knodel, Adam J. Varenhorst, et al.. "Management of Insecticide-Resistant Soybean Aphids in the Upper Midwest of the United States" Journal of Integrated Pest Management Vol. 9 Iss. 1 (2018) p. 23
Available at: http://works.bepress.com/erin_hodgson/317/