Insects

1. With phosphorus, ultimately the form you apply is less important than the amount you apply. Crop nutrition specialist Rigas Karamanos used the graph

CropLife Canada and the Canadian Honey Council have introduced a smartphone-based app to help facilitate communication between beekeepers, farmers, and sprayer operators.

Some growers are reporting high numbers of adult flea beetles. Adults emerge from pupae in late July and August and overwinter to feed on

When doing lygus counts, include adults and late instar nymphs. Nymphs are young lygus, and only the larger nymphs do enough damage to be

Diamondback moth larvae and grasshoppers have been reported, but so far nothing of widespread significance. The photo shows what grasshoppers can do to a

When it comes to maintaining Canada’s reputation as a high quality canola supplier, everyone in the canola value chain has an important role to

When spraying, stick to the pre-harvest interval unique to each product. When prepping bins, follow canola storage recommendations….

Lygus, grasshoppers, diamondback moth larvae and early bertha armyworms have been reported, as have thrips and swede midge damage, but generally nothing requiring significant

Lots of insects are being reported, but agronomists and growers are generally doing a good job of assessing the economic threat and determining that

Canada exports 90% of the canola we produce, and our global customers won’t accept anything less than squeaky-clean seed. This time of year, the

Grasshoppers may be above thresholds in some fields. The nominal threshold for grasshoppers in canola is 8-12 per square metre, although the higher end