Brown marmorated stink bug and kudzu bug in soybean: Sep. 1, 2016 update

This week, our soybean scouts Ed and Jamie reported two new counties with BMSB this season (Rockingham and Rapphannock).  Eight counties had threshold levels of BMSB (3-5 adults+medium & large nymphs per 15 sweeps or 2-minute visual inspection)–see the BMSB map for details.  Kudzu bugs were found in one new county–Chesterfield.  Over all counties sampled, kudzu bug numbers ranged from zero to 3 per 15 sweeps–still below threshold.

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