Aphid Avengers

There's a Natural-Born Superhero in Your Soybean Fields

Small, stingless wasps keep the soybean aphid under control in China. These wasps are now starting to show up in U.S. soybean fields. (Progressive Farmer photo courtesy of University of Minnesota, David L. Hansen)
Small, stingless wasps keep the soybean aphid under control in China. These wasps are now starting to show up in U.S. soybean fields. (Progressive Farmer photo courtesy of University of Minnesota, David L. Hansen)
Farmers don't need to depend solely on insecticides, which can lead to resistance, to control aphids. Tiny wasps that are natural predators can also do their part.

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