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Japanese beetles a problem in soybeans this year
An entomologist says Japanese beetles are more of a problem for farmers this season because of expanding populations and pressure from other insects.
Andy Michel with Ohio State University tells Brownfield Japanese beetles have spread out from the eastern Corn Belt over the past decade, leading to significant defoliation of soybeans in recent years.
“It’s not just Japanese beetles, they’re part of a defoliation complex. Different areas of the Corn Belt have bean leaf beetles, grasshoppers, and it’s just that complex of defoliation that if it gets to be too much of a level, it gets to be a really big problem.”
He says soybeans planted late are most susceptible.
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