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Grasshopper on a sunflower under attack from red mites.

Invasion of the body snatchers

Southwestern Manitoba grasshoppers being preyed upon by parasitic red mites

By Allan Dawson August 7, 2014

This grasshopper munching on a sunflower in southwestern Manitoba is being devoured by parasitic red mites (Eutrombidium locustarum), says Manitoba Agriculture, Food and Rural Development (MAFRD) entomologist John Gavloski. The mites feed on the blood (hemolymph) of grasshoppers. They also prey on grasshopper eggs. Each female mite can lay up to 4,000 eggs, providing mite

Crops, Forages, Weather

At Least There’s No Grasshoppers

By Phil Franz-Warkentin May 19, 2011

The excessive moisture causing seeding delays across much of Western Canada should be good for at least one thing – it will discourage the grasshoppers, say insect specialists. However, actual populations will depend on weather conditions in June and through the summer. Grasshopper forecasts for the three Prairie provinces, based on surveys of adult grasshoppers

Crops, Forages

Grasshopper Threat Low In Manitoba This Year

By Ron Friesen March 17, 2011

Last year’s cool, wet summer handed Manitoba farmers one benefit: a low probability of high grasshopper counts this year. MAFRI’s 2011 grasshopper forecast map shows only a few areas of the province where grasshopper egg counts even register on the scale. Those areas include the Red River Valley, the northwest region around Dauphin and a

Other livestock

Grasshoppers Important To Migratory Birds

By Canadian Cattlemen’s May 13, 2010

May 8 is International Migratory Bird Day. Created in 1993, International Migratory Bird Day focuses attention on the remarkable migration of 90 per cent of Canada’s birds back from the southern United States, Mexico and Central America. Unfortunately, many of those bird populations are in decline. The reasons are varied and sometimes uncertain, but mitigated

Crops, Forages

Grasshoppers A Risk In Central And Western Regions

By Allan Dawson February 11, 2010

“If spring and summer conditions in 2010 are favourable for grasshopper survival and development, some areas could have moderate or high levels of grasshoppers.” – GRASSHOPPER FORECAST Gr a s s h o p p e r s could be a problem this spring in western and central Manitoba, especially if it’s hot and dry,

Forages, News

Grasshopper risk up in 2009

By Ron Friesen January 1, 2009

After lying low for several years, grasshoppers may be making a small but determined comeback in Manitoba. A Manitoba Agriculture, Food and Rural Initiatives survey predicts pockets of moderate to severe grasshopper infestation in parts of southwestern and south-central Manitoba during 2009. The most vulnerable area is the extreme southwestern corner of the province where

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Tag Archives Grasshopper

Invasion of the body snatchers

At Least There’s No Grasshoppers

Grasshopper Threat Low In Manitoba This Year

Grasshoppers Important To Migratory Birds

Grasshoppers A Risk In Central And Western Regions

Grasshopper risk up in 2009

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