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Nf04-599 Soybean Aphid Management In Nebraska, Thomas E. Hunt
Nf04-599 Soybean Aphid Management In Nebraska, Thomas E. Hunt
University of Nebraska-Lincoln Extension: Historical Materials
The soybean aphid (Aphis glycines) is Nebraska's newest soybean insect pests, arriving in the United States in 2000 and in Nebraska in 2002. Yield losses of over 20 percent have been documented in some northeast Nebraska fields.
This NebFact covers the description, initial observations, life cycle and injury, and management of the soybean aphid in Nebraska.
Nf04-594 Resistanct Management For Yieldgard Rootworm™ Bt Corn, Robert J. Wright, Thomas E. Hunt
Nf04-594 Resistanct Management For Yieldgard Rootworm™ Bt Corn, Robert J. Wright, Thomas E. Hunt
University of Nebraska-Lincoln Extension: Historical Materials
In 2003, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and Monsanto announced the registration of YieldGard Rootworm™ corn containing event MON863. These hybrids express a protein in the roots from the soil bacterium, Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt) that is toxic to larval corn rootworms.
This NebFact discusses management requirements, refuge considerations, within-field configurations when using YieldGard Rootworm™.