Podcasts Other Soybean Pest Podcast A brief round up for the start of July, Part 1

A brief round up for the start of July, Part 1

Published: July 5, 2022, 5:21 p.m.

This week's podcast is a long one that we split into two parts. 

\nPart one is our usual pest round out. Erin gives us a quick summary of the insects active in soybeans. It\u2019s the usual for this time of year, Japanese beetles, rootworms in corn, gall midges in soybeans and potato leaf hoppers in alfalfa.   

\nSoybean gall midges are active now and to find more information on what to look for when scouting, visit this website: https://soybeangallmidge.org/

\nPart two is an interview with our listener, Dr. Dominic Reisig of North Carolina State University.

\nDr Reisig is a Professor and Extension specialist in the Entomology and Plant Pathology Department. Dominic develops pest management programs for insects pests of corn, soybean cotton and small grains. https://cals.ncsu.edu/entomology-and-plant-pathology/people/ddreisig/. Hes\u2019 a long time listener and first time visitor to the SPP.  We invited him onto discuss stink bugs as pest of corn.