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Two soybean [Glycine max (L.) Merr.] germplasm lines, Benning‐ME (Reg. No. GP‐405, PI 679958) and Benning‐MGHE (Reg. No. GP‐406, PI 679959), were developed by the University of Georgia Agricultural Experiment Stations. Control of insect pests is crucial in soybean production; host‐plant resistance reduces the need for insecticide applications, thus diminishing production costs and pesticide concerns. In soybean, resistance to a broad range of leaf‐chewing insects is found in the Japanese accessions PI 229358 and PI 227687. In PI 229358, resistance is conferred by quantitative trait loci (QTLs) M, H, and G. In PI 227687, resistance is conferred by QTL‐E. To enhance soybean resistance to leaf‐chewing insects, QTLs of PI 229358 and PI 227687 were pyramided in Benning‐ME and Benning‐MGHE, which are near‐isogenic lines of ‘Benning’ obtained through marker‐assisted backcrossing. Under field …