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The article focuses on how the kudzu bug has the potential to alter everything in managing soybean insects, according to Auburn University Extension entomologist Tim Reed. It discusses the tentative threshold established for treating kudzu bugs in soybeans in 2014, the required threshold levels to warrant treatment, and the expected widespread dispersion of the pest in 2014.

The article reports on the unified monitoring system for soybean rust. John Mueller, plant pathologist at Clemson University's Edisto Research and Education Center, is in the frontline battle against soybean rust for the past three years. He believes that there is a lot to learn about the role of kudzu in the spread of soybean rust.

The article offers information on the increase of kudzu bugs in North Carolina which is affecting the farming. It discusses several facts which includes spraying of a pyrethroid for controlling kudzu bugs, study from specialist Dominic Reisig from North Carolina State University Extension relates to determination of proper solution for farmers in getting rid of Kutzu bugs.

The article discusses issues related to kudzu bug endemic to the Southeastern part of the U.S. It has been informed that these bugs can do severe damage to soybeans which can result in fifty percent of yield loss. It has been informed that information reagrding monitoring and controlling the growth of kudzu bug is available on internet for farmers.

The article reports on the challenge facing soybean producers in four Southern States. It relates that a tiny immigrant pest called kudzu bug attacked these states and damaged kudzu and soybeans. According to entomologist Wayne Gardner, the kudzu bug can be found in South Carolina, North Carolina, Georgia and Alabama.

The article reports on the detection and spreading of soybean rust on kudzu in the U.S. The possible cause of this disease on plants is the low temperature ranging from 20-28 degrees Fahrenheit. The theory of plant pathologists is the presence of ultra violet light in the atmosphere. Meanwhile, low temperatures is not the main reason for the presence of soybean rust because it could not adequately kill the host plants.

The article informs that insect management techniques will help in increasing the productivity of soybean in the U.S. It mentions that approximately 30 percent of the late-planted beans in Arkansas have experienced damage of crops by insects. It states about several insects that can damage soybean yield which include bollworms, kudzu and soybean looper. It further informs about several insect management including seed treatment, cultivating soybeans with alfalfa and insecticides.

The article reports on the discovery of the bean plataspid, a new insect pest, in South Carolina in 2009 by searchers from the University of Georgia. The author mentions that one benefit being offered by the pest is that it feeds on kudzu and could become a biological agent for the weed. However, it has been found to attack legumes including soybeans.

The article reports that researchers from the University of Georgia and Dow AgroSciences have determined the presence of kudzu-eating pest in Georgia. Dan Suiter, entomologist at the UGA College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, said that they have identified the bug as the bean plataspid which is characterized with wide posterior and brownish color. In addition, Suiter added that they have collaborated with the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deal with insect control.

The article reports on the problem that will result from the delayed planting of soybeans in some parts of the Southeast states in the U.S. The delayed planting could put the soybeans at risk for Asian soybean rust while active rust is still being monitored at six areas in Florida. Aside from that, the disease was also detected on kudzu in Louisiana and on soybeans in Texas.

The article reports on the problems brought by soybean rust for farmers in the southern area in U.S. The soybean rust is becoming active for the year 2006 because of its warmer conditions and forecasts for normal rainfall along the Gulf Coast, according to X.B. Yang, extension plant pathologist at Iowa State University. He is also considered one of the top U.S. experts on Asian soybean rust. Researchers said that the U.S. version of soybean rust appears to develop slower that anticipated on kudzu.