| distribution of the long-horned beetle, dectes texanus, in soybeans of missouri, western tennessee, mississippi, and arkansas. | the long-horned beetle, dectes texanus leconte (coleoptera: cerambycidae), is a stem-boring pest of soybeans, glycine max (l.) merrill (fabales: fabaceae). soybean stems and stubble were collected from 131 counties in arkansas, mississippi, missouri, and tennessee and dissected to determine d. texanus infestation rates. all states sampled had d. texanus present in soybeans. data from tennessee and arkansas showed sample infestations of d. texanus averaging nearly 40%. samples from missouri revea ... | 2010 | 21062147 |