Tag: host plant resistance

Why Integrated Pest Management is Due for a Reset

In a new paper in American Entomologist, three experts suggest a modified focus for integrated pest management that better accounts for evolution and tolerance to pest injury and shifts from control toward management.

Entomology Today September 18, 2018 Leave a Comment

In Search of Soybeans Resistant to the Brown Marmorated Stink Bug

The Invasive Brown Marmorated Stink Bug is a major pest; USDA researchers hope to breed a resistant soybean.

Soybean’s Wild Relatives May Provide Clues for Managing Kudzu Bugs

When the kudzu bug (Megacopta cribraria) was first discovered in the southeastern U.S. in 2009, it received an ambiguous welcome. As its name implies, it feeds on kudzu, an invasive, […]

Two New Videos on Corn and Soybean Insect Pests

For today’s post, we’ve got two more videos that were recently submitted to the 2013 ESA YouTube Your Entomology contest. The first one explains what host plant resistance is and […]