North Carolina State University (NC State) was awarded a $392,000 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) under the Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI) program. The funding will support a research project to survey stink bug and beneficial arthropod populations in North Carolina soybean fields over a 3-year period from March 2025 to February 2028. The goal is to generate new baseline data to understand how stink bug species ranges are changing in response to factors like climate change, landscape changes, and evolving agronomic practices in the region. This research will provide critical insights into potential threats to soybean production and inform strategies for sustainable pest management in the Southeastern U.S.
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