Weekly Update 2024
Released August 23, 2024 ( Week 16 )
Welcome to Week 16 - the final Weekly Update of the 2024 growing season! We wish everyone good harvest weather AND a speedy, amicable resolution to the rail labour dispute that started Thursday morning. This week includes: • Weather synopsis •...
Weather synopsis ( Week 16 )
A full weather summary is not available this week. Growing degree day (GDD) dynamic maps for the Canadian prairies for Base 5 ºC and Base 10 ºC (April 1-August 19, 2024) can be viewed by clicking the hyperlinks. Over the past 7 days (to August...
Pre-Harvest Intervals (PHI) ( Week 16 )
As harvest approaches, remember to consider PHI before applying pesticides for late-season pests. The PHI refers to the minimum number of days between a pesticide application and swathing or straight combining of a crop and reflects the time...
Bertha armyworm ( Week 16 )
Access the Provincial Insect Pest Report for Wk16 for updates for this economic insect pest. Remember: in-field scouting is required to apply the economic threshold to manage both this pest and its natural enemies. Use the images...
Diamondback moth ( Week 16 )
Scouting and pest management for diamondback moth depends on in-field counts of larvae per metre2! This means plants need to be pulled and tapped off to assess the number of larvae! Use Figure 1 below to help identify the different stages of the...
