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Tiny Wasp Used To Avert Disaster Farmers Never See

By Helen Mcmenamin October 27, 2011

CO-OPERATOR CONTRIBUTOR / LETHBRIDGE You may never have seen it, it doesn t have a common name, it didn t cost you a cent, but it may be saving you thousands in lost yield and pesticide cost. Tetrastichus julis (T. julis) is a tiny wasp that feeds on the cereal leaf beetle, a Eurasian pest

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Great Lakes Face Stresses From Run-Off, Invaders

October 13, 2011

chica go/re uters Great Lakes shorelines are becoming clogged by algae blooms fed by agricultural run-off, while invasive mussels decimate the food chain in deeper waters, according to the National Wildlife Federation. The five lakes, which contain one-fifth of the world s fresh water and supply tens of millions of people, may be veering close

Livestock

Researchers Test Bee Virus Treatments

By Shannon VanRaes September 29, 2011

Testing of possible treatments for a virus associated with the varroa mite is continuing to move ahead at the University of Manitoba. We ve got it to a point where we can show it does kill the virus, said Rob Currie of the university s entomology department, referring to the use of double-strand RNA in

Livestock

Tick That Can Cause Lyme Disease Making A Home In Manitoba

By Lorraine Stevenson June 23, 2011

The odds of picking up a blacklegged deer tick – and contracting Lyme disease – are on the rise in Manitoba. The southeast corner of Manitoba and an area around the Stanley Trail in south-central Manitoba now have established blacklegged tick populations. Surveillance findings suggest they now occupy an area that may stretch from the

Crops, Oilseeds

Flea Beetles Feasting On Canola

By Manitoba Co-operator Staff June 23, 2011

Flea beetles have been feasting on canola seedlings in Manitoba. Heavy infestations have warranted foliar insecticide treatments, Manitoba Agriculture, Food and Rural Initiatives says in a June 13 report. “Even if Helix or Prosper seed treatments have been used, some minor feeding to leaves and cotyledons is normal, as the flea beetles needed to ingest

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Zebra Mussels Headed Toward Manitoba

By Ron Friesen February 17, 2011

They’re tiny, they’re destructive and they’re headed this way. Zebra mussels have been found in the upper U.S. watershed of the Red River and could arrive in Manitoba as early as this summer, Manitoba Water Stewardship warns. Their presence could produce an “ecological Armageddon” along the Red River and its connecting waterways, Candace Parks, a

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Warmer World Equals More Pests

By Timothy Gardner December 16, 2010

Beetles killing trees in North America, bluetongue disease ravaging livestock in Europe, and borers destroying African coffee crops are examples of migrating invasive species not getting enough attention at global climate talks, scientists said Dec. 8. Invasive pests have plagued agriculture and nature for thousands of years as mankind’s migrations brought them to places without

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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.

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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

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

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Tag Archives Protostome

Tiny Wasp Used To Avert Disaster Farmers Never See

Great Lakes Face Stresses From Run-Off, Invaders

Researchers Test Bee Virus Treatments

Tick That Can Cause Lyme Disease Making A Home In Manitoba

Flea Beetles Feasting On Canola

Zebra Mussels Headed Toward Manitoba

Warmer World Equals More Pests

Experts Find Bacteria That Help Pests Change Colour

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

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

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