Prospects For Heavy Redbanded Stink Bug Pressure Across Louisiana In 2020
By David Moseley and Sebe Brown
Louisiana Extension Soybean Specialist, Extension Entomologist
The 2019-20 winter season has delivered limited amounts of cold weather in Louisiana. As a result, the likelihood of stink bug infestations in soybean fields may increase in 2020.
Temperatures at 32 degrees for a week or 23 degrees over a four- to seven-hour period are required to reduce redbanded stink bug (RBSB) overwintering populations.