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Questions of the Month
April 12, 2023
Flea beetle
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Topics for the Week
June 15, 2022
Seedling canola's #1 threat: flea beetles | Over-wet or finally not so dry, top dress | COUNT and SCOUT | When is the best time to spray weeds?…
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Topics for the Week
June 8, 2022
Don't let weeds get a running start | Slow-starting spring = buffet for flea beetles | Seeding at last! | Why are plants missing?…
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Topics for the Week
May 18, 2022
What's Plan B? | Be ready to stop hungry flea beetles | Weeds wait for no one | Up the rate when seeding is difficult & late…
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CANOLA QUIZ – Flea beetles
June 2, 2021
Five questions on flea beetles – including their characteristics and management steps. Get detailed agronomy information with the answers…
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Hot temperatures and pest management
April 9, 2021
Hot temperatures can reduce the effectiveness of pest management applications. This article looks at performance of canola herbicides for weed control and insecticides for flea beetle control…
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Topics for April 7, 2021
April 7, 2021
Replace those worn openers / Why wait to seed canola? / Pre-seed banding leaves dry seed bed / Spray weeds two weeks before seeding. Really?!…
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Insect update: Spray or not?
August 19, 2020
Numbers for August-emerging flea beetles have to be very high — perhaps 100 per plant — before economic losses occur. Some patches might be that high…
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Insect Update: Flea beetle products, diamondback moth numbers
June 10, 2020
Trap counts are showing higher numbers of diamondback moths in a few areas, but this just means that the moths have arrived, and is not necessarily a cause for concern. Flea beetle scouting is more important this week…