The 11 entries in Laisha's encyclopedia that attack Soybean, grouped by type. Each page covers identification, life cycle, the conditions that favour it, action thresholds and integrated management.

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Insect pests

• Cotton bollworm (Old World bollworm)Helicoverpa armigeraInsect · A moth whose caterpillars bore into the fruiting parts of cotton, chickpea, pigeon pea, tomato, maize and…
• Pink hibiscus mealybugMaconellicoccus hirsutusInsect · A pink mealybug under a white waxy coat whose saliva is toxic to plants: new shoots twist and bunch, leaves…
• Silverleaf whitefly (Bemisia whitefly)Bemisia tabaciInsect · A tiny white sap-sucking insect that sits on the undersides of leaves of cotton, vegetables, cassava and…
• Tobacco cutworm (Asian armyworm)Spodoptera lituraInsect · A moth whose caterpillars hatch in clusters, skeletonise leaves together and then spread out to devour…

Mites

• Two-spotted spider mite (red spider mite)Tetranychus urticaeMite · A mite smaller than a pinhead that sucks the contents of leaf cells, leaving pale speckles, bronzed leaves…

Nematodes

• Root-knot nematodesMeloidogyne incognitaNematode · Root-knot nematodes are microscopic worms that enter roots and turn them into swollen, knotted galls, so…

Fungal diseases

• Asian soybean rustPhakopsora pachyrhiziFungal disease · A rust fungus that can strip soybean plants of their leaves within weeks of first appearing, before the pods…
• Sheath blight of riceRhizoctonia solani AG1-IAFungal disease · Sheath blight is the second most important disease of rice after blast in many regions. Oval grey-green…

Virus diseases

• Yellow mosaic of mung bean, black gram and soybean (YMD)Mungbean yellow mosaic India virus and Mungbean yellow mosaic virusVirus disease · Yellow mosaic is the most destructive disease of mung bean and black gram in South and Southeast Asia, and a…

Weeds

• Barnyard grassEchinochloa crus-galliWeed · Barnyard grass is the most damaging weed of rice in the world and a serious weed of maize, soybean, cotton…
• Palmer amaranthAmaranthus palmeriWeed · Palmer amaranth is a fast-growing pigweed that has become one of the most damaging and herbicide-resistant…