Articles tagged under: soybean aphids

Soybean Aphid Threat Rising

Published May 15, 2026

The latest North Dakota State University Crop and Pest Report is warning soybean growers to closely monitor soybean aphid activity this season, particularly across eastern North Dakota. Researchers say winter survival rates for soybean aphids were exceptionally high throughout the…
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Soybean Aphid Numbers Continue to Increase

Published August 16, 2024

The soybean aphid population along the Red River Valley has increased exponentially in recent weeks.  "Soybean aphid populations have been increasing recently, mainly due to our moderate weather that has provided favorable reproduction conditions when we're in these moderate temperatures…
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Hopper Headache

Published August 2, 2024

There are a few bugs that are starting to become problematic in the area. Adult grasshoppers are now a concern in the western part of North Dakota. “They’ll move out of the wheat and other cereal crops and move to…
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Bug Activity Increasing With Warmer Weather

Published August 1, 2024

Insect activity is picking up throughout the Upper Midwest. University of Minnesota Extension Entomologist Ian MacRae is seeing a lot of potato bug activity. "Insects, especially Colorado Potato Beetles, are really regional this year. Some places are seeing high, some…
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Scout for Soybean Aphids

Published July 25, 2024

The soybean aphid population is slowly growing in southeastern North Dakota. The NDSU Crop and Pest Report also cites an issue north of the Grand Forks area. Late-planted soybeans could be at increased risk from soybean aphids. Scouting is recommended…
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Soybean Aphid Population Grows

Published August 3, 2023

Soybean aphid numbers are ramping up across North Dakota, increasing from 22 percent of the fields scouted last week to 40 percent this week. Higher populations are being reported in Minnesota. The fields that are not at threshold should be…
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Aphid Populations Building

Published August 22, 2022

Soybean aphid capture numbers doubled this past week across North Dakota and northwest Minnesota. Northwest Research and Outreach Center Extension Entomologist Ian MacRae says Green Peach Aphid trap numbers were up almost 70 percent from the previous week and the…
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Soybean Aphid Population Remains Low

Published August 8, 2022

University of Minnesota Extension Educator Angie Peltier says the soybean crop has made it out of iron chlorosis relatively okay. "When our soybean plants looked yellow like that, they were losing yield potential." Peltier says the soybean aphid population is…
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Don’t Take Out the Beneficials

Published August 7, 2022

Farmers may want to add an insecticide with a fungicide application even if the treatment threshold has been reached. University of Minnesota Extension Educator Dave Nicolai says that is a danger because the insecticide will also take out beneficial insects.…
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