Soybean farmers are being reminded to stay on top of aphid populations.
University of Minnesota Extension crops educator Dave Nicolai says the number of aphids in a field can double and even triple in a week’s time.
“I would be looking at these fields every three to four days. I know it’s nice to go on vacation, but it’s good to be having someone to monitor if you can’t do that because numbers can increase rapidly.”
The economic threshold is 250 aphids per plant.
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