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Growers seeing stem lesions or pre-mature ripening should take a closer to identify the cause. There is a good chance it’s sclerotinia. But it could be blackleg. It’s important to identify the cause because it will help in management for next year…
Canola Watch Posts
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Malathion CANNOT be used to treat bins where canola will be stored or to treat canola as it goes in to storage…
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Canola growers in pockets across the Prairies are seeing a rise in bertha armyworm feeding. Check your fields, know the economic thresholds, and be mindful of bees when spraying… -
Diamondback moth, bertha armyworm, cabbage seedpod weevil and lygus bug are at or near thresholds in areas. Keep scouting to avoid losses due to late season insects. High temperatures in……
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Peace: Decent rain events fell in the region where they were needed (in the north and central Peace). Crops in the north look much better than they did a couple……
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Growers in some areas are spraying for late season insects, including lygus, bertha armyworm and diamondback moth. Make sure to scout… -
The pre-harvest interval is the number of days that must pass between the last application of a pesticide and cutting of the crop. Cutting is either swathing or straight cutting… -
As the canola crop nears the end of the growing season, signs of premature ripening are quite prominent. This year it might be easy to assume that soil moisture stress is the culprit. However, it is important to scout and take a closer look to determine what has happened in those areas…
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If canola fields flowered for 20 to 25 days (as an average), then an additional 25 to 30 days are needed to finish off the growing season. At this rate, the majority of crops that are finished flowering should be swathed or ready to swath by the end of August…