PEST ALERT:The Kudzu Bug (Bean Plataspid) has been found in Vicksburg, Mississippi. This is an invasive soybean pest that has not been detected in Louisiana. The Kudzu Bug can cause significant injury to soybeans and migration from Kudzu is common. If this insect is found, or for more information, please contact the LSU AgCenter. Below is contact information for LSU AgCenter entomologists and LDAF personnel.
Jeffrey A. Davis: LSU AgCenter Assistant Professor-Research Soybean Entomologist and Soybean IPM
Office: 225-578-5618 Cell: 225-747-0351 jeffdavis@agcenter.lsu.edu
David Kerns: LSU AgCenter Associate Professor- Macon Ridge
Office: 319-435-2157 Cell: 318-439-4844 dkerns@agcenter.lsu.edu
Julien Beuzelin: LSU AgCenter Assistant Professor-Field Crops Insect Ecology & Pest Managment
Office: 318-473-6523 Cell: 337-501-7087 jbeuzelin@agcenter.lsu.edu
Sebe Brown: LSU AgCenter Extension Entomologist Northeast Region
Cell: 318-498-1283 sbrown@agcenter.lsu.edu
Richard Miller: LDAF Administrative Coordinator Quarantine Programs Office: 225-952-8053
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What is the control in the event they occur?
Based on research conducted in North Carolina and Georgia, premixed insecticides such as Endigo and Brigadier were very active on Kudzu bugs. Bifenthrin alone also performed well.