(S4:E23) Tunnels of Terror: Soybean Tentiform Leafminer

Jun 18, 2025

In this episode Ed discusses the Soybean tentiform leafminer, an emergent insect pest of soybean, with Dr. Bob Koch of the University of Minnesota.

Additional Resources

• Initial detections in soybean:  https://doi.org/10.1093/jipm/pmab038
• Laboratory rearing methods:  https://scholar.valpo.edu/tgle/vol57/iss1/9/
• Genome and genetic variability among populations: https://doi.org/10.1093/g3journal/jkaf021
• Development and longevity:  https://doi.org/10.1093/ee/nvae059
• Distinguishing stages and sexes:  https://doi.org/10.1093/aesa/saae040
• Insecticide efficacy:  https://doi.org/10.1093/jee/toae249
• Host range and host plant resistance:  https://doi.org/10.1093/jee/toaf098

Extension articles:

• https://extension.umn.edu/soybean-pest-management/soybean-tentiform-leafminer-minnesota-soybean
• https://blog-crop-news.extension.umn.edu/2024/01/the-soybean-tentiform-leafminer-has.html
• https://blog-crop-news.extension.umn.edu/2022/09/updates-on-new-leaf-mining-pest-of.html

How to cite the podcast:

Zaworski, E. (Host) and Koch, R. (Interviewee). S4:E23 (Podcast). Tunnels of Terror: Soybean Tentiform Leafminer. 6/18/25. In I See Dead Plants. Crop Protection Network. https://sites.libsyn.com/416264/s4e23-tunnels-of-terror-soybean-tentiform-leafminer

 

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