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Soybean Gall Midge Adults Detected in South Dakota

By Adam Varenhorst

Soybean gall midge emergence was first detected in South Dakota two weeks ago, during the week of June 13 -17. Emergence continues to be slow in South Dakota, with the only observations in southeast South Dakota.

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We will continue to monitor our network of emergence cages. If you are interested in having emergence cages present in your field, please contact Adam Varenhorst, Assistant Professor and SDSU Extension Field Crop Entomologist .To get additional information on soybean gall midge, or to follow the emergence network updates, please visit the Soybean Gall Midge Alert Network website.

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Source : sdstate.edu

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