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  Estimating flea beetle damage in canola

  May 9, 2011

  • Flea beetle
  • Insects
  • Plant establishment other

  

  Flea beetles are the most chronically damaging insect pest of canola in western Canada. Direct losses to oilseed production average 8-10% of the annual crop yield, and in outbreak years flea beetles can cause hundred of millions of dollars damage.The nominal economic threshold for flea beetles in canola crops in Canada is an average defoliation level of 25% or more…

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• • 2010 - Issue 1
  • Plant establishment general/other

  Tempted to seed early? Think frost

  May 1, 2010

  • Plant establishment
  • Plant establishment other

  Warm soil temperatures and decent soil moisture in most regions will mean rapid emergence. Seed put in the ground today could be up in seven to 10 days. (The graph……

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• • 2009 - Issue 7
  • Flea beetle
  • Plant establishment general/other

  Flea Beetles – Be Vigilant with Thin Stands

  June 19, 2009

  • Flea beetle
  • Insects
  • Plant establishment other

  It is crucial that fields are scouted thoroughly and often. A heavy infestation on a stressed or thin stand can do significant damage in 24 to 72 hours. Be prepared……

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