In late June, South Dakota State University Extension received several reports of false chinch bugs attacking seedling to early vegetative stage soybean in South Dakota.
False chinch bugs are more commonly pests of canola, as well as brassica crops in gardens. However, there are a limited number of reports from other states of false chinch bugs attacking soybean, according to a SDSU bulletin. Infestations typically are noted during seedling stages as soybean is not a preferred host.
Their presence in soybean is most common in no-till fields where there had been a cover crop or a late burn down herbicide application, the bulletin noted. Another factor noted by an Extension specialist in Mississippi where infestations in soybean are more commonly observed, is that dry conditions often result in increased observations of false chinch bugs in soybean.
PHOTO: Aggregation of false chinch bugs. (Credit: Adam Varenhorst, SDSU Extension)
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