Ames, Iowa
January 28, 2004
The Crop Adviser
Institute (CAI) at Iowa State University has released a
soybean aphid-training continuing education course for
Certified Crop Advisers and soybean producers.
Soybean aphids have caused significant yield losses since they
were first noticed in the Midwest soybean region in the fall
of 2000. Brent Brueland, agronomy instructional development
specialist and CAI coordinator, co-authored the course, which
offers management recommendations on how to control the pest.
"The course material features many detailed, high quality
photographs to supplement learning. It also includes video of
live aphids viewed through a microscope to give a close-up
look at the pest," Brueland said.
The course, available on CD-ROM, provides details on the
insect's life cycle, identification, damage potential,
geographical distribution and management. It contains an
optional examination that may be completed for a continuing
education unit (CEU) credit with the American Society of
Agronomy.
Brueland
authored the interactive course with Marlin Rice, Iowa State
extension entomologist; Palle Pedersen, Iowa State extension
soybean specialist; and Todd Vagts and Brian Lang, both Iowa
State extension crop specialists.
The
course is available in two versions. The version for CEU
credit is $30 and the non-credit version is $5 (plus
shipping). The CAI is a partnership between departments within
the Iowa State University College of Agriculture and Iowa
State University Extension. The institute offers a variety of
other courses for CEU credit. To order a copy of the module or
view a complete list of available courses visit
http://www.cai.iastate.edu
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