Bean Leaf Beetle - links to state extension resources

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The Bean Leaf Beetle in Soybeans
University of Nebraska

Bean Leaf Beetle
University of Missouri

Bean Leaf Beetle
Ohio State University

Bean Leaf Beetle in Wisconsin
University of Wisconsin

Managing the Bean Leaf Beetle, Cerotoma trifurcata, on Soybean in South Dakota
South Dakota State University

Economic thresholds for the Bean Leaf Beetle in South Dakota
South Dakota State University

Bean leaf beetles: A historical perspective
Integrated Crop Management Newsletter - Iowa State University 
Bean Leaf Beetle
Ontario, Canada. Agronomy Guide to Field Crops: Soybean.

Recent Research

Carillo, M. A., R. L. Koch, E. C. Burkness, K. Bennett, D. W. Ragsdale and W. D. Hutchison. 2005. Supercooling point of bean leaf beetle in Minnesota and a revised predictive model for survival at low temperatures. Environmental Entomolology. 34(6): 1395-1401. Read pdf»

Bean leaf beetle and bean pod mottle virus research
ISU Integrated Crop Manager Newsletter

Bean leaf beetles and soybean planting date
ISU Integrated Crop Manager Newsletter

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