Soybeans (Glycine max) are an important crop in the production of animal feed and biofuels. Soybean cyst nematodes (SCN) are the most damaging pest of soybean production capable of causing billions of dollars in yield loss annually. To better understand the movement of SCN and the impact it would have on conservation and reclamation projects, soil samples were collected from Miller Reserve wetland restoration site and processed for SCN cysts. Of the 120 soil samples taken from Miller Reserve, no samples contained SCN cysts. This is compared to field samples which showed 13 of the 20 field samples containing SCN cysts. The information in this study is valuable because it provides evidence that SCN are not being moved into the wetland site and building up a reservoir of the pest that could later be disseminated to surrounding fields. This data helps to show how restoration or conservation sites within agricultural land do not pose a threat for furthering SCN problems.
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