Soybean rust on the leaves of soybean plants and eventually kills the plants. The disease has caused serious yield loss of soybeans. In the areas where this disease is common, the yield losses can be up to 80%. In 2002, USDA reported 10-60% of yield losses in South America and Africa. Soybean rust is caused by two types of fungi, "Phakopsora pachyrhizi" and "Phakopsora meibomiae". It affects several important commercial plants, however, most notable for soybeans. Asian Soybean Rust can infect and reproduce on 90 known plant species, 20 of which are found in the United States, such as, soybeans, dry beans,
Mark Errin Rust buried near her mother's home. Thirteen days after Rust murdered Suzuki, on August 16, 2001, he raped a woman at her workplace, but reportedly let her live because she pretended to enjoy his attack. Rust was initially arrested for the rape on August 16 and placed on remand. While on remand, he boasted about the murders to other offenders, including that he had Megumi Suzuki's CD player in his cell. At the same time, Crime Stoppers played one of his phone calls to the authorities about Jakic's body in a request for information. An acquaintance of Rust's recognised his voice