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e-Hartstack trapping for H. zea in sorghum

The goal of this project was to expand our electronic trapping and monitoring system in Kansas and evaluate the ability of our trap design to predict severity of infestations in nearby sorghum fields. The proposed research project will increase producer profitability and enhance the agricultural industry by providing sampling tools and an early warning system to alert sorghum stakeholders of pest activity in sorghum, thus helping protect yields from a major sorghum pest.

Soybean aphid biotypes across the North Central US

The soybean aphid (Aphis glycines Matsumura) is a native pest of soybean in eastern Asia and was detected on soybeans in North America in 2000. In 2004, the soybean variety ‘“Dowling”’ was described to be resistant to soybean aphids with the Rag1 gene for resistance. In 2006, a virulent biotype of soybean aphid in Ohio was reported to proliferate on soybeans with the Rag1 gene. The objective of the work described here was to document the occurrence of virulent aphids that can successfully establish and proliferate on each of the indicator lines across various geographies and years.

Optimizing pest detection using sUAS

Our team focuses on new technologies for surveillance and monitoring organisms that threaten plant biosecurity. The future of effective and efficient biosecurity surveillance programs, and pest management in general, will require a higher level of automation and technical sophistication and an increased dependence on affordable technologies. Reliable yet effective sampling efforts are imperative to the future of plant biosecurity and food security in general.

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