Growers hope to learn more about an emerging pest over the next several months.
University of Minnesota integrated pest management specialist Bruce Potter says soybean gall midge was first documented in 2015 and has caused damage in South Dakota, Iowa, Nebraska, and more recently Minnesota and Missouri.
“We’re not sure if its always been there, or if it’s expanding in its range.”
Extension entomologists from several midwestern universities including Minnesota, Iowa State and Nebraska are hosting a three-part discussion series on soybean gall midge beginning in early January.
