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Thursday, 23 July 2020

Weekly Update (July 23, 2020; Wk 13)

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Going, going, gone - we are over on the NEW WEBSITE and this is the last Post on this Blog! Re-subscribe to the new website to cont...
Friday, 17 July 2020

Weekly Update (July 16, 2020; Wk 12)

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A big 'Thank You' to all the moving parts and many people that have enabled the PPMN Blog to metamorphose to Website status !  NO...
Monday, 13 July 2020

Insect Pest of the Week and the Entomologists that Study Them (July 13): Alfalfa Pests / Feature entomologist: Tyler Wist

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Last week, the Prairie Pest Monitoring Network moved over to our NEW WEBSITE !  Click here to read our big news ! Same great information and...
Friday, 10 July 2020

Weekly Update (July 9, 2020; Wk 11) Otani, Weiss, Trudel, Rounce, Giffen, Svendsen, Olivier, Turkington, Olfert, Vankosky

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A VERY EXCITING WEEK - We are taking our new logo and MOVING! Learn more about  new Prairie Pest Monitoring Network website AND how to ...

We're moving!

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The Prairie Pest Monitoring Network is excited to announce we have moved to our fresh new website (with a lot of help from our friends)! www...

Weekly Update links to the NEW website

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Click each topic below to access the entire WEEKLY UPDATE (June 9, 2020 for Week 11) over at the NEW WEBSITE ! Welcome to our new website...
Monday, 6 July 2020

Insect Pest of the Week and the Entomologists that Study Them (July 6): Forage Grass Pests / Feature entomologist: Chrystel Olivier

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This week’s  Insect of the Week  feature  crop is forage grasses: common Prairie plants know to be robust, adaptive, and tolerant to grazing...
Friday, 3 July 2020

Weekly Update (July 2, 2020; Wk 10) Otani, Weiss, Rounce, Trudel, Svendsen, Tansey, Turkington, Olfert, Vankosky

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Happy Birthday Canada! Warmer temperatures last week continue to move our growing season forward and there are more insects to prioritiz...

John Frederick Doane (14 April 1930 – 21 May 2020)

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In memory  John Frederick Doane quietly passed away on May 21, 2020, in his home in Saskatoon, at the age of 90 years.  Having grown up on...

Weather synopsis

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Weather synopsis  –  This week ( June 22-28, 2020 ), prairie temperatures were warmest in Manitoba and eastern Saskatchewan (Table 1).  Seve...

Predicted grasshopper development

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Grasshopper Simulation Model Output  –  The grasshopper simulation model will be used to monitor grasshopper development across the prairies...

Bertha armyworm monitoring

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Bertha armyworm (Lepidoptera:  Mamestra configurata )  -  Model simulations for June 28, 2020,  indicate that 26% of the population is in th...

Predicted wheat midge development

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Wheat Midge ( Sitodiplosis mosellana )  –   Wheat midge overwinter as larval cocoons in the soil.  Soil moisture conditions in May and June ...

Diamondback moth

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Diamondback moth (Plutellidae:  Plutella xylostella )  -  Once diamondback moth is present in the area, it is  important to monitor individu...

Pea leaf weevil

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Pea Leaf Weevil ( Sitona lineatus )  –  Models runs predicting spring adult activity, oviposition and larval development for this pest are c...