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Wireworm Control A Looming Problem

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Wireworm control could become a troublesome issue for Canadian potato growers in the next couple of years, says a research scientist from AAFC’s Agassiz Research Centre in British Columbia. But Bob Vernon told the recent Manitoba Potato Days meeting that the best control tool on the market is about to disappear, which could leave Canadian
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Aphid Killer Remains Available In Manitoba

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“The procedural problem that has been identified in the U. S. didn’t occur here.” – PIERRE BEAUCHAMP, PMRA The abrupt removal of the agricultural insecticide spirotetramat from the market in the United States will not affect the product’s status in this country. “The short answer is no,” said Pierre Beauchamp of Health Canada’s Pest Management
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Keep Malathion Away From Canola Storage

The Canola Council of Canada is reminding growers to keep their canola storage bins free of the insecticide malathion this fall. Malathion is not registered to treat bins that will store canola or to control insects in stored canola. Every country that buys Canadian canola sets limits on pesticide residues, and exceeding those limits can
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Resistance Management Key To Maintaining CPB Control

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Manitoba potato growers have used a lot of Group 4A neonicotinoid in-furrow treatments over the past few years – and for good reasons. They work, they’re easy to use, application is made at planting which regularly gives full-season control and compared to some of the newer alternatives, they’re affordable. With that package in hand, the
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Winterkill Of CPB Unlikely

There’s no doubt about it – that was a tough winter. The mercury dove early and stubbornly stayed down for weeks on end. An optimist might think it could have knocked out a few potato pests. Unfortunately that’s unlikely. Brent Elliot, an entomologist with Manitoba Agriculture says the habits of the Colorado potato beetle generally
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Beekeepers Urge Restraint When Spraying Sunflowers

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Manitoba honey producers have launched an awareness campaign to protect their bees from friendly fire coming off sunflower fields. The Manitoba Beekeepers Association is asking sunflower growers to use only certain insecticides when spraying for insect pests so as to avoid harming foraging honeybees. A resolution adopted by the MBA at its annual meeting last

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