Insects

Scouting for the season should start right at emergence. That way you can spot some of the early-season issues featured in this week’s photo

Cutworms or wireworms? Check bare patches, and especially the interface between healthy seedlings and dead patches, to confirm the reason for missing plants. It

While only a small percentage of canola fields tend to require foliar insecticides to manage flea beetles in addition to seed treatment, all fields

Smart phones and mobility-enabled tablets could be the most valuable scouting tools. But what else should be in your canola scouting kit?

Insect risk maps depend on lots of scouting and survey. Each year, entomologists from the Ministries of Agriculture and Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC)

Insects to watch for before and during seeding and immediately after emergence are cutworms, flea beetles, leafhoppers and diamondback moth.

Scientific research in Western Canada has identified three factors that increase the risk of canola yield loss in short rotations. They are blackleg, clubroot

A pesticide rinsate biobed can prevent the environmental contamination of surface and groundwater by pesticides. Instead of being disposed of directly on land, at

Think how on the ball we could be with insect management if everyone shared their scouting results? We could see hot spots flare up

We had reports this week of bertha armyworm at higher numbers (maybe not at thresholds) in some very localized areas, lygus (it’s getting late),

How are your worm ID skills? Take the quiz and try to identify the four worms – two familiar, two not so much.

Scout lygus at late flowering and podding stages using a standard insect net of 38 cm (15″) diameter. Take ten 180° sweeps, and aim