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Dr. Poonam Singh, (r), discusses how good bugs can fight bad bugs with (from left): Assiniboine  student Gopin Patel, Shelmerdine employee Stephanie Walker and Assiniboine research intern  Tiffany Nykolyshyn.

It’s a bug-eat-bug world, says Assiniboine faculty member

Researcher uses $25,000 NSERC grant to reduce pesticide use

By Assiniboine Community College July 26, 2018

Bugs that eat bugs fascinate Dr. Poonam Singh. The instructor and researcher at Assiniboine Community College is studying the effectiveness of using “good bugs” to control pests that injure and sometimes kill plants. Singh is the first instructor at Assiniboine to receive a grant from the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC)

Aphid numbers this year have been a fraction of what was seen in 2017.

Crops, News

Manitoba sees low aphid counts

Last year was a bad aphid year for a variety of crops, but few problems have been noted this season

By Alexis Stockford July 23, 2018

Last year’s aphid problems have become this year’s near absence. Farmers are not fighting with aphids this year, according to the province, a departure from last year when levels prompted insecticide applications in a wide variety of crops from wheat to canary seed. “We’ve got lots of people out looking for aphids and, in most

Flies swarm around these cattle as they are being moved.

Beef cattle, Livestock

Controlling cattle pests vital

Left untreated, pests can cause significant loss in production

By Manitoba Co-operator Staff June 18, 2018

Integrated pest management concepts that are commonplace for controlling crop pests also apply to controlling livestock pests, North Dakota State University Extension livestock and pest management specialists say. Those key concepts for controlling pests effectively are using the right type of control at the right time for the right duration. “Many livestock producers apply pest

Crop Report, Crops, Weather

Crops get a lift from warm temperatures, seeding virtually complete

Manitoba Crop Report and Crop Weather report for June 11

By Manitoba Agriculture June 12, 2018

Seeding progress is estimated as 99 per cent complete across Manitoba. Seeding is complete in the Central, Eastern, and Interlake regions, with small amounts remaining in the Southwest and Northwest regions. Precipitation was limited in most parts of the province, with the exception being parts of Southwest and Northwest. Most areas could use additional precipitation.

Crops

Top four pests to watch in canola

By Melanie Epp June 12, 2018

There are a lot of insects out there, but damage-causing pests are actually in the minority. Even a few “bad” bugs can be beneficial. “Crops can tolerate a certain level,” said Keith Gabert, agronomy specialist, for the Canola Council of Canada. “And even in some cases, it can benefit from a little bit of insect

Local news, Oilseeds

Ideal flea beetle weather hits canola fields hard

Flea beetle damage has been enough to tip the scales for some producers considering reseeding their canola

By Alexis Stockford June 11, 2018

Canola growers are reaching for the insecticide or, in some cases, extra seed after a spring that has been friendly for the flea beetles, but less than optimal for the crop. Justine Cornelsen, western Manitoba agronomy specialist with the Canola Council of Canada, says she has heard some farmers intending to reseed after their first

Flea beetles are present in Manitoba canola fields every year, but this year’s infestation is worse than usual.

Crops, Local news

Worst year ever for flea beetles?

June 10 is the deadline for full crop insurance coverage in Canola Area 2

By Allan Dawson June 8, 2018

If you think flea beetles are worse this year, you’re not alone. “I haven’t done formal surveying, but I feel pretty confident in saying yes, it is absolutely worse this year,” Angela Brackenreed, the Canola Council of Canada’s eastern Manitoba agronomy specialist, said June 7. “From my personal experience, not that I am long in

Dingy cutworms show the species’ tire-like back markings, compared to the more unbroken strips seen in redbacked or darksided cutworms.

Crops

Unearth the pests lurking in your soil

No clipped-off plants yet? You may still have cutworms

By Alexis Stockford June 8, 2018

You’ll need to get your hands a little dirty. Otherwise you may have no idea what’s about to chomp your crop — until it’s too late. John Gavloski, Manitoba Agriculture entomologist, says farmers should watch for cutworm and wireworm damage, something that, in both cases, will require digging in the soil around plants. The three

Cutting into these apples revealed the many brown tunnels made by maggots; the apples were inedible.

Country Crossroads

Protecting against apple maggots

There are a couple of things that can be done to prevent this pest from destroying your apples

By Albert Parsons June 8, 2018

Last summer, friends brought my wife and I two big bags of apples from their tree. They were quite large and looked wonderful, but we soon discovered that most of them were inedible because they were full of dark-brown tunnels — a sure sign that they were infested with apple maggots. The life of the

Crops, Local news

Flea beetles, cutworm numbers cause for concern

Manitoba Insect & Disease Update for June 6, 2018

By Manitoba Agriculture June 7, 2018

Diseases: No disease incidents reported this week. Insects: Flea beetles and cutworms continue to be the main insect concerns. Flea beetles are a concern in many canola fields and foliar insecticide applications are occurring in many areas. There has also been some reseeding of canola because of flea beetle feeding. Now that cutworms are getting larger and their feeding more prominent, some economic populations have been

Daily Network News

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Chicken, eggs benefit from demand for economical protein

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