Integrated Management of Soybean Pests: The Example of Brazil

Trapping Soybean Looper (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) in the Southeastern USA and Implications for Pheromone-Based Research and Management

“…Damage losses and management costs of C. includens in the USA were estimated to be $56.8 million in 2019, which included the majority of the range where C. includens is considered a pest in the USA (Musser et al 2020). In Brazil, Argentina, Paraguay, and Uruguay, C. includens has increased its economic impact since 2000 (Bueno et al 2017), and transgenic soybean expressing the Bacillus thuringiensis Berliner (Bacillales: Bacillaceae) (Bt) toxin Cry1Ac has been adopted commercially since the 2013/2014 crop season (Paula-Moraes et al 2017). The Bt soybean technology has provided high levels of control (Bernardi et al 2012).…”

Mixture compatibility of ChinNPV baculovirus with herbicides and fungicides used in soybean

“…Soybean, Glycine max [(L.) Merrill], is one of the major worldwide crops and Brazil is one of its largest producers (Bueno, Raetano, Dorneles, & Carvalho, 2017;Hartman, West, & Herman, 2011). However, numerous diseases, weeds, and arthropods reduce its yield (Oerke, 2006).…”

Protonectarina sylveirae (Hymenoptera: Vespidae): first report preying Bedellia somnulentella (Lepidoptera: Bedelliidae) in Brazil

“…Furthermore, social wasps preferentially feed on immature lepidopterans (Prezoto et al, 2019). Damage caused by Lepidoptera caterpillars is one of the main phytosanitary problems in Brazilian plantations with significant economic losses (Bueno et al, 2017). Wasp predation is a significant mortality factor (Soares et al, 2019) and should be included in pest management programs (Bacci et al, 2019).…”