Theses and Dissertations
Issuing Body
Mississippi State University
Advisor
Catchot Jr., Angus L.
Committee Member
Musser, Fred R.
Committee Member
Allen, Clint
Committee Member
Cook, Donald R.
Date of Degree
5-12-2012
Document Type
Graduate Thesis - Open Access
Major
Entomology and Plant Pathology
Degree Name
Master of Science
College
College of Agriculture and Life Sciences
Department
Department of Biochemistry, Molecular Biology, Entomology and Plant Pathology
Abstract
Stink bugs are the most economically important insect pest of soybeans in Mississippi. This study focused on several aspects of stink bug biology and management. One study examined the residual activity of certain insecticides. Rain was shown to reduce residual activity and after three days most insecticides provided very little control of stink bugs. Stink bugs complete at least one generation a year on early season hosts before moving into soybeans. A study of these early season hosts found that rice stink bug was more prevalent on grasses than the other hosts sampled. Brown stink bug was found on all hosts, while other species were not found very frequently. A third study to determine the effects of an automatic insecticide on insect populations in soybeans found that yield was not affected, but stink bug populations later in the year were lowered during the 2011 study.
URI
https://hdl.handle.net/11668/17001
Recommended Citation
McPherson, James Wesley, "The Biology and Management of Phytophagous Stink Bugs (Pentatomidae) in Mississippi Soybean Production Systems" (2012). Theses and Dissertations. 4276.
https://scholarsjunction.msstate.edu/td/4276
Comments
soybean||automatic insecticide application||host survey||residual insecticide||stink bug