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Soybean Aphid

Picture of soybean aphids on leaf.

Photo by Greg Zolnerowich, Dept. of Entm., K-State

Aphid Watch 2007

For information on the reported distribution of soybean aphid in Kansas for 2007 go to: http://www.entomology.ksu.edu/DesktopDefault.aspx?tabid=668

For information on results from the Regional Soybean Aphid Suction Trap Network link to: http://www.ncpmc.org/traps/index.cfm

 We are very interested in hearing about any sightings of this aphid in Kansas. If you think you have found this aphid on soybeans in Kansas please fill out a report on exactly where the aphids are being found including Latitude and Longitude if you have access to a GPS unit or at least the legal description of the field. (Click here for Soybean Aphid Report Form 2007 )  Mail Reports to Phil Sloderbeck , Southwest Research-Extension Center , 4500 East Mary Street , Garden City , Kansas 67846, or send the information in an e-mail to psloderb@ksu.edu  or call in information to 620-275-9164. If you are not sure if the insects you are finding are actually soybean aphids you can send a sample to Phil at the above address or to our diagnostic lab at: Attention Diagnostician,  Kansas State University , Department of Entomology, 123 Waters Hall, Manhattan , Kansas 66506.   

If you are not sure if the insects you are finding are actually soybean aphids you can send a sample to Phil at the above address or to our diagnostic lab at: Attention Diagnostician, Kansas State University, Department of Entomology, 123 Waters Hall, Manhattan, Kansas 66506.  

 

If you have a little more time when sampling soybean fields this summer You might want to try the Multi-State soybean aphid survey form. It is similar to the report from but describes a more detailed sampling procedure that is being used in a multi-state effort to track the spread of this pest.

 

If you start seeing significant numbers of soybean aphids in fields and need to try to make treatment decisions you may be interested in using the New Speed Scouting Technique for Making Treatment Decisions. The purpose of this new sampling plan is to improve efficiency when making management decisions for soybean aphid. Speed sampling does not require counting every aphid on a plant, and treatment decisions can be made quickly - especially at very high or very low aphid densities. More information on soybean aphid management (including treatment options) can be found at: .http://www.entomology.ksu.edu/DesktopDefault.aspx?tabindex=347&tabid=560

 

 Thanks for any help you can provide on keeping track of this invading pest. If you have any questions contact:

 

 

Phil Sloderbeck

620-275-9164

psloderb@oznet.ksu.edu

 

John Reese

785-532-4708

jreese@oznet.ksu.edu

 

Jeff Whitworth

785-532-5891

jwhitwor@oznet.ksu.edu

For information on soybean aphid control go to: http://www.entomology.ksu.edu/DesktopDefault.aspx?tabid=560

For information on the reported distribution of soybean aphid in Kansas for 2006 go to: http://www.entomology.ksu.edu/DesktopDefault.aspx?tabid=615

For information on the distribution of Soybean Aphids in 2005 go to: http://www.entomology.ksu.edu/DesktopDefault.aspx?tabid=616

For information on the distribution of Soybean Aphids in 2004 go to: http://www.entomology.ksu.edu/DesktopDefault.aspx?tabid=617

For information on the distribution of Soybean Aphids in 2003 go to:
http://www.entomology.ksu.edu/DesktopDefault.aspx?tabid=618 

For information on the distribution of Soybean Aphids in 2002 go to:
http://www.entomology.ksu.edu/DesktopDefault.aspx?tabid=619

Aphid Watch is supported in part by a grant from the Kansas Soybean Commission.

 

A  publication sponsored by the Kansas Soybean Commission on the Soybean Aphid is  available at http://www.oznet.ksu.edu/library/entml2/MF2582.pdf 

The publication is an expanded version of the information in the brochure on the soybean aphid and soybean stem borer also sponsored by the Kansas Soybean Commission and available on the www at: http://www.oznet.ksu.edu/library/entml1/SoybeanBrochure.pdf 

Additional Soybean Aphid Websites.

USDA Soybean Rust/Soybean Aphid Page

North Central IPM Center Soybean Aphid Page 

The Plant Health Initiative founded by the North Central Soybean Research Program

Regional Pest Alert fact sheet:  Soybean Aphid

Soybean Aphid Suction Trap Network

Soybean Aphid Literature Translation Project: Kansas State University - University of Minnesota - China Agricultural University - Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences -- Comprehensive bibliography of Soybean Aphid research, including Asian translations

NAPIS Soybean Aphid Information

Australia's Soybean Aphid Information

Common Buckthorn, Rhamnus cathartica (Plant Conservation Alliance)

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