Pillbug
Earlier in the season, pillbug (known as Roly Polys) damage in soybean fields was noticed in eastern NE. They are common in no-till irrigated fields. Pillbugs like moisture and cover, and do not like to be exposed to direct heat and sunlight. Once soybeans emerge, these bugs clip the cotyledons off at the hypocotyl (the part of the stem just below the cotyledonary node) which eventually kills t...