Soybean crop in Madhya Pradesh is at risk with pest attack threatening yields. Incidents of attacks by white grub, semi looper caterpillar, girdle beetle, red spider, tobacco caterpillar and white fly have been reported in many parts of the state. They are quite likely to pose a threat on the productivity if not controlled in time. In some cases, the pest attacks have been found to be above the economic threshold level. Early sown crop is in pod-formation to grain-filling stage, while late sown crop is in vegetative stage.Farmers in the state had sown soybean across 5.3 mln ha as of Aug 30, up 6.1% on year.