Soybean cyst nematode (SCN) is the most costly pest in U.S. soybeans today, routinely reducing yields in affected fields by 5 bushels or more per acre, according to the Crop Protection Network. Now, ...

NORTH MANKATO, Minn. -- Soybean cyst nematode is the nation's largest soybean yield robber. The disease isn't new to Minnesota soybean growers, being discovered in south central Minnesota in 1978, but ...

Oct. 2 is National Nematode Day and marks a good time to test fields for soybean cyst nematode, the No. 1 pathogen of soybean in the United States. “We anticipate the highest SCN levels to occur at ...

October is known as soybean cyst nematode action month because this is the best time to get out and soil sample for SCN. The end of a soybean season is when SCN levels will be at their highest in the ...

Soybean Cyst Nematode (SCN) is present in soybean fields across 30 states and causes about $1.5 billion in economic loss to U.S. soybean farmers annually. This microscopic roundworm is virtually ...

NORTH MANKATO, Minn. — If your soybean yields didn’t meet your expectations, soybean cyst nematode may be to blame. "Every field has problems," said Greg Tylka, a professor in the Plant Pathology ...

Soybean cyst nematodes are quite small and require the help of a microscope to see them poking out of the roots of a soybean plant in a lab at Iowa State University. (Photo by Cami Koons/Iowa Capital ...

It's fair to say that few Americans have heard of connectomics. It's also fair to say that virtually every U.S. soybean farmer is familiar with soybean cyst nematodes, or SCN, possibly the most ...

A very small insect is causing big trouble in Iowa’s soybean fields and it’s spreading quickly across the continent. The soybean cyst nematode or SCN is being tracked in a survey throughout the United ...

Northarvest Bean Growers Association is funding test kits for dry edible bean growers to test the soil for soybean cyst nematodes, which can severely impact yields in soybeans and dry beans. The ...

Soybean growers who are experiencing lower yields than usual should consider sampling fields for soybean cyst nematodes (SCN). Soybean cyst nematodes are small, worm-like animals that feed on roots, ...

Soybean cyst nematode (SCN) became well known to area producers about 10 years ago as a disease that caused yield losses to soybean. And for many producers, the amount of yield loss caused by SCN was ...