Bagrada bug is a pest of cole crops in the desert southwest that is spreading eastward. A malodorous insect pest that can occur in extremely large numbers. Its range is rapidly expanding from the southeastern U.S. across the mid-south and up the Atlantic seaboard where it threatens soybean crops. The learning objectives are to understand the following regarding the pests:

• Hosts
• Distribution
• Damage
• Life Cycle
• Identification
• Monitoring
• Control
• Sample submission