Refinement/Validation of Corn Earworm (Helicoverpa zea) Thresholds for Mid-South Soybean

Tuesday, March 15, 2016: 10:27 AM
Magnolia Room I (Sheraton Raleigh Hotel)
Don Cook , Delta Research and Extension Center, Mississippi State University, Stoneville, MS
Brian Adams , DuPont Pioneer, Jackson, TN
Angus Catchot , Dept. of Biochemistry, Molecular Biology, Entomology and Plant Pathology, Mississippi State University, Mississippi State, MS
Scott Stewart , Entomology & Plant Pathology, The University of Tennessee, Jackson, TN
David L. Kerns , Louisiana State University Agricultural Center, Winnsboro, LA
Gus Lorenz , Division of Agriculture, Cooperative Extension Service, Dept. of Entomology, University of Arkansas, Lonoke, AR
Jeff Gore , Delta Research and Extension Center, Mississippi State University, Stoneville, MS
Fred Musser , Biochemistry, Molecular Biology, Entomology, and Plant Pathology, Mississippi State University, Mississippi State, MS
Bobby Golden , Delta Research and Extension Center, Mississippi State University, Stoneville, MS
Trent Irby , Plant and Soil Science, Mississippi State University, Mississippi State, MS
Field cage infestation studies were conducted to determine the impact of corn earworm infestions on indeterminate maturity group IV soybeans in the Mid-Southern U.S.  From these studies economic injury levels and thresholds were calculated.