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Emerging cereal crop in a field between Mervin and Glaslyn.
Crops, Weather

Sask. farmers nearing the finish line for seeding

Emerging crops see threat of flea beetles, cutworms

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Farmers across Saskatchewan are wrapping up seeding earlier than normal. As of May 23, 81 per cent of acres were seeded, compared to the five-year average of 59 per cent, according to the latest Saskatchewan Crop Report. Farmers in the northwest had 84 per cent of the acres seeded. In the Turtleford and Glaslyn areas, […] Read more
flea beetle damage on a leaf
Canola, Crops, Wheat & Chaff

Flea beetle scouting strategies

Agronomy tips... from the field

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The one nice thing about striped and crucifer flea beetles is that they’re quite easy to tell apart. And based on previous years, you should already have a fairly good idea of whether you have one or the other species in your fields. Here are few key things to remember about striped and crucifer flea […] Read more
flea beetles on a canola pod
Canola, Wheat & Chaff

Keys to flea beetle control in canola crops

Agronomy tips... from the field

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The important thing to understand about flea beetles is that they overwinter as adults — and it’s those adults that do all the feeding on your seedlings come the spring. Your canola crop is most vulnerable to flea beetle feeding from the cotyledon stage at emergence up until it reaches the three- or four-leaf stage. […] Read more
Crops, Weather

Thirsty Alta. crops could use a drink, analyst says

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CNS Canada — Alberta’s dry weather and cooler nights have hit some crops in the province hard, but one specialist says he isn’t worried yet. Neil Whatley, a crop specialist with Alberta Agriculture and Forestry in Stettler, said only some parts of the province have seen rain. “There’s no general rain, just showers. Where there’s […] Read more
Flea beetle feeding (Photo courtesy Canola Council of Canada)
Crops, Weather

Cutworm, flea beetle pressure piling on Prairie crops

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CNS Canada — High levels of cutworms and flea beetles are damaging crops in Western Canada this spring, according to Manitoba’s crop entomologist. Manitoba growers started noticing damage from cutworms this week, said John Gavloski, extension entomologist for Manitoba Agriculture, Food and Rural Development in Carman. “They were there in the fields, but they were […] Read more
flea beetle damage on a leaf
Crops, Wheat & Chaff

Timing your insecticide application for flea beetles

Get out and scout your fields early to look for defoliation and bite holes

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All things being equal, you want to come out of the season with as much of the plant stand you came in with. However, heavy flea beetle pressure during the cotyledon to the first or second true-leaf stage can take a big bite out your final yield. The secret to success in dealing with flea […] Read more
Flea beetle feeding (Photo courtesy Canola Council of Canada)
Crops, Weather

Pests likely to survive Manitoba winter

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CNS Canada –– Sufficient snow cover will likely help insect crop pests survive the winter in Manitoba, despite a recent bout of extremely cold weather. “Snow is a great insulator, so even though we have had some quite cool temperatures the last several weeks, where the insects are beneath the snow it’s actually nice and […] Read more

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