ABSTRACT

Soybean has been one of the most important crops in the United States as it has multiple uses including animal feed, cooking oil, biofuel, human protein source and so on. In 2016, the United States ranked first in world soybean production (4.31 billion bushels) with 2.03 billion bushels exported (SoyStats, 2016). However, soybean production has been threatened by an increasing number of insect pests including native species as well as invasive species.