2011 Soybean Insect Losses in the Southern US

Authors

F. R. Musser, Mississippi State UniversityFollow
A. L. Catchot Jr., Mississippi State University
J. A. Davis, Louisiana State University
D. A. Herbert Jr., Virginia Tech
B. R. Leonard, Louisiana State University
G. M. Lorenz, University of Arkansas
T. Reed, Alabama CES
D. D. Reisig, North Carolina State University
S. D. Stewart, The University of Tennessee

Abstract

Survey-based soybean insect losses provide a glimpse of current soybean management practices and allow one to see evolving trends. This survey was initiated in Mississippi in 2004, Tennessee in 2008, and Arkansas in 2009. The 2011 survey is the first to include Alabama, Louisiana, North Carolina, and Virginia. The 2011 survey represents nearly 9.5 million acres across the southern U.S. Overall, the 2011 survey shows corn earworm to be responsible for more than 50% of all insect-related costs and losses in the surveyed states. More than 50% of the acreage was scouted for a fee and more than 50% of the acreage was planted with a seed treatment. Estimated yield loss from insects was about 7.5%, or $33.93/acre. An additional $23.71/acre was spent on insect monitoring and protection, putting total insect losses plus costs at $57.64/acre during 2011, very similar to the $59.51/acre losses plus costs during 2010.

Recommended Citation

Musser, F. R.; Catchot, A. L. Jr.; Davis, J. A.; Herbert, D. A. Jr.; Leonard, B. R.; Lorenz, G. M.; Reed, T.; Reisig, D. D.; and Stewart, S. D. (2012) "2011 Soybean Insect Losses in the Southern US," Midsouth Entomologist: Vol. 5: No. 1, Article 4.
Available at: https://scholarsjunction.msstate.edu/midsouthent/vol5/iss1/4