soybean aphids (Aphis glycines)
In a survey of soybean farmers about integrated pest management practices for soybean aphid (Aphis glycines), some of the most common barriers to trusting the economic threshold included worries about how soybean aphid pressure might interact with other stressors, as well as misunderstanding the difference between the economic thresholds and economic injury level. (Photo by Robert Koch, Ph.D.)