Thursday 11 July 2019

Provincial Insect Pest Reports (July 11, 2019; Wk 14)

Provincial entomologists provide insect pest updates throughout the growing season so we link to their most recent information: 

Manitoba's Crop Pest Updates for 2019 are posted here. Access Issue #8 posted July 10, 2019 which includes more thistle caterpillar information, updated bertha armyworm pheromone trap information, the presence of low numbers of green cloverworm in some pulse crop fields, grasshopper presence, andsome higher numbers of diamondback moth larvae in some canola.

Saskatchewan's Crops Blog Posts includes a segment on "Economic thresholds" by Kaeley Kindrachuk posted in May 2019. Also access the Crop Production News with Issues:

#1 (featuring Diamondback moth monitoring),
#2 (featuring Pest surveying and Pea leaf weevil in peas and faba beans),
#3 (featuring Bertha armyworm and Pea leaf weevil information),
#4 (featuring wheat midge monitoring information), and
#5 (featuring pesticide drift information).

•  Alberta Agriculture and Forestry's Agri-News includes an insect-related item in the July 8, 2019 edition with an important reminder that field scouting in July can lead to a more successful crop.