Run Details

State

Completed

Started At

October 09, 2026 at 08:17 PM

Completed At

October 09, 2026 at 08:18 PM

Duration

1 minute

Headline

New Soybean Pest Makes Its Move Across Missouri

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  "transcript": "So the Hatch Act was passed by Congress in 1887. And that's how agricultural research got started at Land Grant Universities formally. Nationwide, not just here in Missouri. And it's all thanks to William Henry Hatch, a Missouri Congressman. And we got our experiment station started back in 1888, a year later, with $15,000. And today, the CAFNR, that is the College of Ag, Food and Natural Resources, research enterprise is nearly $150 million strong. We caught up with Dr. Jose during the 6th annual research symposium earlier this week, where 165 student research posters were on display. Research and extension that are the bedrock of CAFNR work that never stops. And for Missouri farmers, some of the biggest threats in the field aren't always easy to see. Mizzou researchers are watching a tiny pest that hides inside a soybean leaf. It's not a problem yet, but as we found out this week, it's one farmers don't want hiding in their fields. It's a routine in motion. And each summer. Oh, there you go. Got some stink bugs. These fields serve as Ivar Valmarbida's office. And this net is a valuable tool. Got bean leaf beetles. He's sampling insect populations to keep track of what's making its move across the state. This is late season pests, mostly stink bugs. We got some bean leaf beetles. And while these pests aren't an unusual find, there's a new pest posing a threat to soybean fields across the state. My project's focused on integrated pest management strategies, and one of the pests that we have seen, that we detected for the first time in Missouri was the soybean tentiform leaf miner. The first detection was in 2025 in Cooper County, Missouri. It's small enough to hide inside a soybean leaf, and it's new to Missouri. The soybean tentiform leaf miner has farmers and researchers watching their fields a little more closely this season. And while the first Missouri detection came last year in Cooper County, it's now popped up in two other locations across the state. We detect one in 2025, and this year in 2026, we expand our monitoring, so we have detected in two more locations in Macon, Northeast Missouri, and also Lawrence County in Southwest Missouri. So within two different spots. So are you fearful that it is in more counties that you just haven't been able to, you know, detect just yet? Yeah, it's it's possible that this pest is present in more fields and more counties across the state. It's just because our monitoring doesn't abrange, uh, it's small compared to the soybean acreage that we have in Missouri. So it could be that we have more fields with this pest present in the state. Unlike many new threats, this one isn't an invader. It's native to North America and appears to have jumped from wild host plants to soybeans. It was first reported in Canada soybeans in 2016, then Minnesota, and has since been confirmed in seven states across the Midwest, including Wisconsin just this year. That's it's a very tiny caterpillar. So the adult moth is also very tiny, but the moth lay eggs on the under leaf of soybean leaves. The caterpillar develops as a tentiform leaf miner, so it feeds within the soybean foliage, and it's growth, it creates some sort of blotches that leads to defoliation in soybeans. He says most detections have come from July through September along field edges next to wooded areas. So far, Missouri infestations have been light and haven't reached economic thresholds yet. But what happens if numbers do grow? At this time in Missouri, that's a question marker because we just started detecting. It could be that some fields, especially those close to the wooded areas, could have significant defoliation and therefore potential yield losses. But at this time is what I urge growers to do is monitor their fields for the presence of this new pest. He says it's important to scout field edges first, especially near tree lines. If if they find it, the first thing is to determine whether those beans have defoliation that reach threshold levels. For Missouri, defoliation threshold level is 30% defoliation before blooming and 20% after soybean start to bloom. If they reach defoliation, they may consider insecticide application to try to reduce pest population. And if you find the leaf miner, Valmarbida wants to hear about it so he can confirm it's in the field. But for now, it's a pest to watch rather than panic over. Well, another cool soybean tie here at Mizzou, the North End Zone, which is new here at the football stadium, that turf that you see behind the M, that is actually soy turf. So you'll see fans sitting on it during the weekend during home games, and that is soy that they're actually sitting on. Well, it's almost picture perfect weather at Mizzou this week, but Missouri is not alone. Harvest was full throttle for many areas of the country, but how long will this stretch of sunshine last? We'll have a check of weather next.",
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