June 4, 2014
Canola is advancing quickly, often emerging in 5 days and starting to sprout its first true leaf in just over a week. Flea beetles are also out in big numbers — enough to warrant a few walks through each field. Seed treatments will provide 3 to 4 weeks of protection for canola that emerges within a week of seeding. Flea…
September 5, 2013
Growers are still seeing some insects in their canola crops, including a higher than normal presence of flea beetles. Answers to the following three questions may help with management decisions…
August 28, 2013
Flea beetle numbers this late in the season are higher than we’ve seen in years, which could point to higher numbers next spring. For this year’s canola crops, don’t take any action unless you see flea beetles feeding on pods over a broad number of acres. Entomologists have not set thresholds for late season flea beetle feeding, but it’s generally…
June 19, 2013
Cutworms are spotty but keep scouting. Flea beetles may need to be controlled past the 4-leaf stage in some extreme cases this year. Cabbage seedpod weevil numbers are building but only spray after first flower and only if sweep net results show them at thresholds. Hold off on early grasshopper control…
June 12, 2013
Flea beetle spraying picked up again this week, as more canola fields reached thresholds. Don’t give up on flea beetle scouting just yet. Click here for more on the flea beetle spray decision. Cutworm feeding has been detected in some fields, but spraying is still minimal at this time. Digging will be required to distinguish whether cutworms or wireworms are…
May 29, 2013
A few flea beetles do not warrant an insecticide application. Follow these guidelines when making a flea beetle spray decision:…
May 23, 2013
Assess flea beetle damage before spraying. Some feeding is tolerated without an economic cost. The nominal economic threshold for flea beetles in canola crops in Canada is an average defoliation of 25% or more of the seedling leaf area…
August 9, 2012
Scouting for bertha armyworm can be tricky when scouting during the heat of the day. Click here to view a short scouting video with Canola Council Agronomist Tiffany Martinka. It……
June 20, 2012
Leaf rollers probably aren't worth controlling. Wireworms will live up to 4 years as a larvae and will feed on canola. Bertha monitoring begins. Flea beetles numbers are falling for the season…
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