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Surge in bee deaths has made colony collapse disorder a political issue

By Alex Binkley May 14, 2013

The humble honeybee has Ottawa and Washington abuzz these days thanks to some controversial dust. The Canadian Food Inspection Agency has released a protection protocol for honeybee populations, the Commons agriculture committee has launched a study of threats to bees, the Green Party and Sierra Club want an immediate ban of a controversial class of

Country Crossroads

Headless ladybug surfaces in Montana

By Reuters November 9, 2012

Sleepy Hollow has its headless horseman and now Montana has a headless ladybug. The newly discovered insect tucks its head into its throat — making it not only a new species but an entirely new genus, or larger classification of plants and animals. Ross Winton captured the insect in 2009 in traps he set in

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Bothered by flies?

By Debbie Chikousky August 10, 2012

Most of us instinctively despise the feeling of flies walking around on us with their sticky little feet. I know I do. There is mounting evidence in the scientific community that flies are not only a pest but also certain flies such as deer flies and horseflies could act as a carrier of Lyme disease,

Livestock, News

Spurge-eating beetles may turn the tide in war on invasive weed

By Lorraine Stevenson June 16, 2012

They’re slow workers, but spurge-eating beetles can have a big impact on infested pastures and hay land

Having found a beetle with a taste for leafy spurge, researchers are now trying to figure out how to get the insects to gobble up more of the noxious, invasive weed. Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada researchers from Brandon Research Centre are in the final year of a three-year study of beetles chowing down on leafy

News

Warm weather drawing out more humans than ticks

By Shannon VanRaes May 30, 2012

If you’re feeling a little “ticked” this spring you’re not alone. But don’t blame the wee arthropods because they are just doing what they always do, entomologist Kateryn Rochon says. The University of Manitoba professor said ticks are normally active this time of year, and generally become active as soon as the snow melts and

Crops, News

Pests make an early appearance

May 17, 2012

Be watchful for flea beetle feeding Striped flea beetles (Phyllotreta striolata) have been emerging and feeding on volunteer canola since late March, provincial entomologist John Gavloski says in the first insect and disease report of the season issued April 27. “We often see striped flea beetles emerge earlier than the crucifer flea beetle (Phyllotreta cruciferae)

Crops

Flea beetles: A shifting pest

By Alexis Kienlen May 17, 2012

Flea beetles are already costing Prairie farmers $300 million a year and their populations are growing, an entomologist with Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada says. Julie Soroka told a recent Alberta Canola Industry Update seminar scientists don’t know why the beetle species populations are shifting, but they do know the populations are rising, particularly for the

Crops, News

Trials start of GM wheat that terrifies aphids

By Reuters April 7, 2012

Field trials are underway in England of a genetically modified (GM) wheat that strikes fear into aphids and attracts a deadly predator to devour them, providing an alternative to the insecticides now used to control the crop pest. The wheat emits a pheromone which aphids release when they are under attack to create panic and

Country Crossroads

Check Plants Regularly For Pests — Especially Ones That Were Brought In For Winter

By Albert Parsons November 17, 2011

FREELANCE CONTRIBUTOR Gardeners who have houseplant collections must be vigilant during the winter months to catch any insect infestation before the insects get out of hand and do irreparable plant damage. A single aphid might get into the house before freeze-up or a few may have hitched a ride inside on some vegetables or plants

Daily Network News

U.S. grains: Soybeans bounce as Chinese demand assessed, wheat drops

Notable changes in exports to China, India

Bunge sells assets per merger approval

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Trials start of GM wheat that terrifies aphids

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