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Experts Find Bacteria That Help Pests Change Colour

By Tan Ee Lyn November 25, 2010

Scientists in Japan and France have identified a bacterium which appears to turn red plant lice green, enabling them to evade predators and thrive on crops. The discovery has important implications for pest control as these lice, or aphids, are among the most destructive insects in temperate regions, sucking on the sap of cultivated plants.

Country Crossroads

Take Precautions Against Insect Stings – for Sep. 23, 2010

By North Dakota State University September 23, 2010

Insect bites are nothing to trivialize. For some people, getting stung or bitten by certain insects can send them into anaphylactic shock, which is a violent reaction that can be fatal. At the first signs of stress, such as dizziness, feeling faint, drop in blood pressure, cramps, nausea, chills and fever, the person is administered

News

Dragonfly Survey Finds Over 100 Species In Province – for Sep. 16, 2010

By Daniel Winters September 16, 2010

This summer, after torrential spring rains left oceans of standing water in ditches and fields, the evening air in many places seemed to vibrate with mosquitoes, especially when the humidity was high. At times like that, especially when you’ve got tools in both hands and no means of defence, there’s nothing more satisfying than to

Livestock

Ticks Carrying Lyme Disease Are Here – for Sep. 16, 2010

By Manitoba Health Release September 16, 2010

Apopulation of blacklegged ticks may have become established around the Stanley Trail in the Morden area of south-central Manitoba. Blacklegged ticks can carry the bacteria that causes Lyme disease. Further sampling to confirm the presence of the ticks in this area will be conducted in the fall. An established blacklegged tick population is present in

Crops, Oilseeds

Soybean Aphid, Green Clover Worm Update – for Aug. 26, 2010

By Allan Dawson August 26, 2010

Soybean aphids haven’t been a problem in Mani toba so far this year, although populations are increasing in some fields in the Beausejour and southern Interlake area. That’s what John Gavloski, an entomologist with Manitoba Agriculture, Food and Rural Initiatives said here Aug. 18 during the first “harvest” Crop Diagnostic School at the University of

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

Country Crossroads

Be Prepared For A Home Invasion

By Barb Galbraith May 6, 2010

The first step to dealing with an infestation is to identify the intruder. Termites are 10 times as destructive as carpenter ants, but termites are far less likely to be the culprits as they are not native to the Prairies. The distinctions in appearance between carpenter and other species of ant are subtle, and ants

News

Hawaiian Queen Bee Imports To Resume

By Ron Friesen March 11, 2010

Canada and the United States have reached an agreement allowing imports of queen bees from Hawaii to resume, at least for 2010. But Canada may have to change federal legislation if it wants those imports to continue next year and beyond. Canada stopped issuing import permits for Hawaiian queen bees in October 2009 after the

News

Race On To Restore Bee Imports

By Ron Friesen March 4, 2010

Canadian and U. S. officials scheduled a conference call this week to try to restore queen bee imports from Hawaii, Canada’s largest market for queens, despite the presence of varroa mites. The Canadian Food Inspection Agency and the U. S. Department of Agriculture were expected to discuss ways to revise an import protocol to allow

News

In Brief… – for Dec. 10, 2009

December 10, 2009

Tracking alien species: A new website established by the Invasive Species Council of Manitoba will help document the spread of invasive species such as purple loosestrife, Dutch elm disease and leafy spurge in the province. The website, which is an expansion of a website previously devoted to aquatic invasive species, offers resources, an option for

Alberta Crop Report: Higher-than-average yields expected

U.S. livestock: Tight cattle supply helps CME futures rebound from collapse

U.S. grains: Soy futures post weekly loss on expectations for big U.S. crop

Daily Network News

Alberta Crop Report: Higher-than-average yields expected

U.S. livestock: Tight cattle supply helps CME futures rebound from collapse

U.S. grains: Soy futures post weekly loss on expectations for big U.S. crop

Tag Archives Phyla — page 4

Experts Find Bacteria That Help Pests Change Colour

Take Precautions Against Insect Stings – for Sep. 23, 2010

Dragonfly Survey Finds Over 100 Species In Province – for Sep. 16, 2010

Ticks Carrying Lyme Disease Are Here – for Sep. 16, 2010

Soybean Aphid, Green Clover Worm Update – for Aug. 26, 2010

Grasshoppers Important To Migratory Birds

Be Prepared For A Home Invasion

Hawaiian Queen Bee Imports To Resume

Race On To Restore Bee Imports

In Brief… – for Dec. 10, 2009

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