Insects

Give the brand new online Canola Diagnostic Tool a pre-season test drive at www.canoladiagnostictool.ca. Start with a problem scenario that you encountered in a

Read more for a great video showing tiny wasp larvae devouring an alfalfa looper from the inside out, for a pop bottle demo (shown

Insect economic thresholds represent the break even point for an insecticide spray. Sticking to thresholds will also help preserve a vibrant and economically valuable

This calendar shows you the major pests and problems to look for in canola at each point in the season.

Growers who do not have the time for timely scouting may want to hire an agronomist to support their own scouting program. Most agronomists

We don’t exactly know why insects were more plentiful this year, but a mild winter and more canola than ever are likely factors. Achieving

Many canola crops are maturing earlier than expected this year, in many cases due to hot weather. This has put some growers in a

Growers who are using Lorsban or the generics Citadel, Pyrinex and Nufos to control insects are advised to observe the pre-harvest Interval (PHI) for

In parts of central Alberta, lygus counts continue to exceed thresholds significantly (with counts as high as 450 lygus in 10 sweeps in some

Scouting for bertha armyworm can be tricky when scouting during the heat of the day. Click here to view a short scouting video with

On hot days, bertha armyworms take shelter low in the canopy or on the ground under leaf litter. This is not a good time

When sweep netting for lygus (shown above), it may seem that there are more lygus in the field than end up in the sweep