June 19, 2019
Reports of the 'little red bugs' increased in 2018 and it’s back again in 2019. The insect is a true bug, Peritrechus convivus, and these and other closely related insects are commonly referred to as 'dirt-coloured seed bugs'…
June 13, 2019
Keeping scouting for insects, especially in crops that are slow to get going…
June 5, 2019
The flea beetle situation seems worse than usual. The simplest reason seems the most logical: Warm and dry weather favours flea beetle emergence and activity. The same dry weather slows crop growth, leaving plants at a vulnerable small size for longer…
June 5, 2019
Patches of missing plants will prompt farmers and agronomists to start scouting for cutworms. This scouting step is important because other factors, including dry seedbed conditions and others, can also cause patchy growth. You need to identify the cause so you make accurate action decisions…
May 29, 2019
Scouting for the season should start right at emergence. That way you can spot some of the early-season issues featured in this week's photo quiz…
May 22, 2019
Cutworms or wireworms? Check bare patches, and especially the interface between healthy seedlings and dead patches, to confirm the reason for missing plants. It could be cutworms, wireworms, disease or something else entirely…
May 15, 2019
While only a small percentage of canola fields tend to require foliar insecticides to manage flea beetles in addition to seed treatment, all fields should be monitored to assess the potential threat. Begin monitoring right after emergence and through until at least the four-leaf stage…
May 15, 2019
Smart phones and mobility-enabled tablets could be the most valuable scouting tools. But what else should be in your canola scouting kit?…
May 15, 2019
Insect risk maps depend on lots of scouting and survey. Each year, entomologists from the Ministries of Agriculture and Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC) Research Centres collaborate with extension agrologists, crop specialists and industry groups to conduct insect pest surveys in field crops throughout the Prairies…
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