How the development of resistant cultivars can help in the management of stink bugs in soybeans, by helping to reduce the costs of insecticide applications and protecting the longevity of the few molecules available for chemical control
The presence of tiguera plants, which provide shelter and food for the insect during the off-season and soybean cultivation period, are among the factors that help explain the higher incidence. Seed treatment with neonicotinoid insecticides, associated with other integrated and preventive strategies, has shown good results in managing this pest.
