The name of the game in soybeans, like other crops, is harvesting the highest yield possible. One way to lose bushels in a hurry is from aphids.

According to Iowa State University Extension, 2003 on-farm strip trials in Iowa showed up to an 18 bu/A yield loss in the non-sprayed strip compared to the insecticide-treated strip for a aphid-infested field. Others states reported a yield loss as high as 25 bu/A when an infested field was left untreated. (more…)

Growers in the Midwest have been battling the potential decrease in yields from soybean aphids for at least nine years.

According to the University of Minnesota Extension, aphid populations build at a rapid pace, doubling in as little as two days under favorable conditions after they have invaded the soybean plan. This makes scouting and timely treatments important to help protect yields. (more…)

With aphids, the rapid reproduction and colonization can cause them to boom from one to 5000 on a single plant in as little as five weeks according to the University of Minnesota Extension.

Leverage® 2.7 insecticide provides growers with two modes of action against sucking and chewing pests. Additionally, one delivers fast pest knockdown while the other helps with residual control. This helps to provide protection for soybean plants longer with just one spray. (more…)

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This section will be regularly updated with information from different university Extension specialists, Bayer CropScience professionals, growers and retailers.