Frustrations have been expressed about the numbers of Japanese beetles and their soybean defoliation this season. This compounds the weather woes that soybean has endured, i.e., too wet, too dry, too hot, yellowing from nutrient deficiencies, and the herbicides seemingly torching them. I guess the added Japanese beetle defoliation has been the breaking point for some and have resorted to “spray therapy” before treatment thresholds have been reached (see last week’s Pest&Crop).
