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Are you sure it was flea beetles?
You maybe went to a field to scout for flea beetles, but take time to look around. Consider all possible causes when you notice uneven emergence, patchy growth and unthrifty…
Latest Issue | November 13 2024, Issue 27
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How to do a plant count
When scouting, take time to check the plant stand. Look for blank areas and also look for thin areas. The plant… -
Gopher management
Gophers can eat up large areas within a canola field. Strychnine baits and, in some jurisdictions, mix-it-yourself strychnine liquid is available for gopher control. Phostoxin is also registered for gopher… -
Canola in excess water. Will it survive?
Canola is quite susceptible to water logging and shows a yield reduction after only three days with wet feet. If only a small percentage of the field is lost, reseeding… -
Issues of the week
Early season scouting is the theme of the week. Most canola crops are seeded and many have emerged. Canola plants face various threats in these first few weeks, including weed…… -
Spray weeds early in crop
In-crop weed control should occur as early as possible since canola is much more vulnerable to weed competition prior to reaching complete ground cover. Past research has demonstrated an advantage… -
Blackleg symptoms found on two-leaf canola
Blackleg lesions are already showing up on some canola fields. In high risk fields, consider fungicide as an additional tool to limit infection and yield loss. Headline, Propiconazole (Bumper, Pivot,… -
Insect update: Cutworms active
Some cutworm species are already quite active — dingy, for example — and can consume canola plants before they even emerge or shortly thereafter. Dingy cutworms will also eat wheat,… -
Insect update: Early diamondback feeding
Early diamondback moth (DBM) eggs are hatching, and some young canola plants could begin showing "window paning" of the leaves. Spraying for DBM at this stage is rarely needed but…
