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Biological Control


Identifying Natural Enemies in Field Crops
This guide is divided into sections by major groups of natural enemies and spiders: beetles, true bugs, lacewings, predatory flies, parasitoids, spiders and ants. The plastic-coated 3.5 x 5 inch pages are made for field work (Michigan State University, 2006).

The Good Guys - Natural Enemies of Insects - Illinois Natural History Survey and Purdue University.

Biological Control: A Guide to Natural Enemies in North America - Cornell University

Iowa State Entomology Index of Internet Resources on Biological Control
ACORN - Alternative Control Outreach Research Network

The New Agriculture Network

Biological Control of Insects and Other Pests of Greenhouse Crops. Susan E. Rice Mahr, Raymond A. Cloyd, Daniel L. Mahr, Clifford S. Sadof. University of Wisconsin-Extension.

 

Soybean Aphids

Soybean Aphids in 2007— How Will Biological Control Contribute?
A slide show (with synchronized audio) of this short course that was held throughout the region on March 6, 2007 can be viewed at the North Central IPM website. View show»

Soybean Aphids and Look-Alike Species
Two-page color brochure published by the USDA PIPE program (pdf)

Soybean Aphid Research Update

A 15-page color brochure on aphid biology, aphid management, and the history of the aphid since it entered the United States. Available from the North Central Soybean Research Program by calling 1-800-383-1423 (U.S. mailing only), or read online.

Soybean Aphids in Iowa, SPF-247 (pdf). Marlin E. Rice, Matt O'Neal, and Palle Pedersen. Iowa State University Extension.

 

North Central Regional Soybean Aphid Suction Trap Network website
Reports suction trap catches of the soybean aphid for each state in the network

 

Regional IPM newsletters
Wisconsin Crop Manager - University of Wisconsin
Integrated Pest and Crop Management Bulletin - University of Wisconsin
Integrated Crop Management Newsletter - Iowa State University
Just for Growers - University of Minnesota
Pest Management and Crop Development Bulletin - University of Illinois
Integrated Pest Management Resources - Michigan State University

 

University Websites and Research Papers
Biological Control Laboratory, Purdue University
Invasive Species Ecology and Biological Control Lab, Michigan State University
NCERA-125 Biological Control of Arthropods and Weeds

Articles and News Releases

Soybean Aphid Biocontrol...An Exotic Approach
Multistate Soybean Aphid RAMP Project: Soybean Aphid IPM Project on a Landscape Scale.
May 2007 Newsletter

Biological control of the soybean aphid - A new NCSRP research project
A description of the project posted on the Plant Health Initiative web site

 

Almost invisible destructive insect sends researchers to the Far East
An interview with project leader, Bob O'Neil, released by the Purdue University News Service

 

Soybean Aphids and the Search for Natural Enemies
Report by David Voegtlin, Center of Ecological Entomology, Illinois Natural History Survey

 

The minute pirate bug: An important predator of soybean aphid
The New Agriculture Network

 



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