July 5, 2018
In very dry conditions: Threshold tables for lygus indicate that if canola is $12 per bushel and spray costs $8 per acre, the threshold at the early pod stage is 5 lygus adults or late instar nymphs per 10 sweeps (0.5 per sweep). In moist and high-yield conditions: The economic threshold is quite a bit higher. At early pod stage,…
June 27, 2018
Clover cutworm damage has been confirmed in a few fields around Weyburn, Saskatchewan. They are a climbing cutworm and can be easily confused with bertha armyworm. The most distinct difference between the two species is the wide stripe along each side; it is yellowish pink on clover cutworm and yellowish orange on bertha armyworm…
June 20, 2018
Two CCC agronomy specialists heard this week of high cutworm damage in canola fields seeded into canola stubble. Canola on canola has many potential yield risks and we can add heavy cutworm feeding to that list…
June 20, 2018
With earliest canola fields starting to flower in southern Alberta and southwest Saskatchewan, cabbage seedpod weevil scouting season begins. Here is the forecast map for 2018 based on 2017 surveys…
June 20, 2018
Earliest canola fields are just coming into flower in southern Alberta and southwest Saskatchewan, the highest-risk areas for cabbage seedpod weevil in Western Canada. Cabbage seedpod weevils tend to cluster in fields that are first to flower, so farmers with early fields will want to check them closely…
June 13, 2018
Growing degree days across most of the Prairies have reached the threshold for adult bertha armyworm (moth) emergence from overwintering pupae. That is 7-10 days ahead of normal. Egg laying begins shortly after adult emergence and young worms emerge about a week after that. Based on 2017 results, 2018 is not expected to be a bad year, but local flare-ups…
June 6, 2018
With warm soils, decent moisture and 1” seeding depth, emergence can occur about a week after seeding. If emergence is slow or patchy, scout to find out why. The first 21 days are critical to a successful canola crop…
June 6, 2018
If the tissue underneath the bite is still living, the seedling will likely survive as long as (1) the stem can still bear the weight of the cotyledons and first leaves, (2) the stem is not to subjected to more feeding, and (3) weather conditions are good for plant growth…
June 6, 2018
Include cutworms on the scouting checklist for the first one to three weeks after emergence. Any later and management becomes more difficult because (i) spraying a registered insecticide is useless because the cutworms have developed beyond the feeding stage, and/or (ii) reseeding options are starting to be limited…
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