Our scouts have reported finding kudzu bugs in soybean fields in 4 counties. Nymphs as well as adults were found in two of those counties, Lunenburg and Prince William. Adults and nymphs were found in kudzu, only, in two other counties. All are near the southern border of the state. We are expecting this to change pretty rapidly so we strongly recommend that you start checking fields. This is most easily done with a sweep net. Go to several areas of a field, especially along the edges, and do several 15 sweep samples. At this point in the season, treatment thresholds should be based on the 1 nymph/sweep threshold.
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