Soybean gall midge remains a bit of a mystery for farmers trying to manage it.
But University of Minnesota Integrated Pest Management specialist Bruce Potter says despite challenges maintaining lab colonies, some control methods are emerging.
“We’re working on insecticides (and) it looks like there are some promising options. And we’re working on resistant soybeans, so there again it looks like there might be some lines here that have pretty good resistance to the insect.”
He says much of the research is being done in Nebraska, where populations are consistently high.
