
Tag Archives crop pests

The four horsemen of the crop-pocalypse
Three of the big four crop pests could be poised for a comeback in the coming season

Targeting your crop enemies
Is the future of crop protection environmentally friendly biotechnology?

What’s bugging you?
These three beetles are the latest addition to the pest spectrum in Manitoba

Keep an eye out for these three ‘new’ insect pests
Entomologists are tracking the progress of cereal leaf beetles,cabbage seedpod weevils and pea leaf weevils across Manitoba

What to do with those yellow soybean fields?
Now is also the time to scout for Bertha armyworms and diamondback moth

Heads-up on diamondback moth
Eastern Manitoba and the southern Interlake have been hot spots for the province’s diamondback moth trapping program this year

Prairie Pest Monitoring Network launches website
The resource will help farmers and agronomists scout and identify pests

Armyworm on the march in Manitoba
Cereals and grasses are taking a hit from armyworms, one of several pests that tend to blow in as adults from the south

Prairie pest report says grasshopper risk low
This despite general upward trend in the populations across Manitoba and Saskatchewan

Crop pests often missed as they move into new areas
Finding where pests exist in the early stages of movement into an area are key to control
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