Mature soybean plants await harvest in Ontario.

Manitoba soybean growers battle spider mites

Two-spotted spider mites have been top of Manitoba’s soybean insect pest problems in patches of the province, but at least there are fewer grasshoppers than expected

Two-spotted spider mites have been top of Manitoba’s soybean insect pest problems, but at least 2025 has seen fewer grasshoppers than expected.









Drought devastated field pea plots at the PESAI research farm in Arborg. PHOTO: Don Norman

Soybeans, peas flag under Manitoba drought conditions

Manitoba’s lack of rain is stressing crops, fuelling pest pressure and slicing yield potential in soybean and pea fields

Manitoba’s pea and soybean acres are suffering in drought-stricken regions like the Interlake. Dry conditions are stressing crops, fuelling pest pressure and slicing yield potential.