Get set to scout this summer. After a few years of low profile in Manitoba, cabbage seed pod weevil populations, among a few other pests, boomed here in 2025.
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Cabbage seed pod weevil the surprise top canola pest in Manitoba for 2025
Flea beetles, armyworm, diamondback moth made presence known in parts of the province
Potato growers beware new PVY strains
Newer, necrotic strains of potato virus Y (PVY) are creating headaches for potato farms in Eastern Canada, and Manitoba farmers should pay attention
Newer strains of potato virus Y (PVY) are creating headaches for potato farms in Eastern Canada, and Manitoba farmers should pay attention
VIDEO: What’s ‘bugging’ Manitoba growers this year?
If you’re a grower, you’ve likely got pest insects at some level and hopefully at a minimum. As John Gavloski, extension entomologist with Manitoba Agriculture, pointed out at the Crop Diagnostic School last month in Carman, there are particular crop pests to keep a close eye on this year. In this video, Gavloski shares which
Weird pest phenomena a boon for farmers
They might sound creepy, but aphid ‘mummies’ and ‘summit disease’ are signs friendly fungi, insects are at hand
For once, it’s not a bad thing if the mummy returns – unless you’re an aphid. In 2022, pea aphids plagued many Manitoba farmers, said John Gavloski, entomologist with Manitoba Agriculture. Aphids on soybeans also hit economic levels, particularly in the central, east and Interlake regions. “Some people were caught in a dilemma,” Gavloski told
New weapon launched against aphids
Group 29 insecticide Carbine was registered at the end of November
Pulse and alfalfa growers will have another arrow in their quiver to battle aphids this summer. Ag-chemical company FMC has announced that its flonicamid-based insecticide, Carbine, has the stamp of approval from Canadian regulators and will reach the market in 2023. The Group 29 product “disrupts the potassium channels in the pests’ nervous system,” interfering
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