Weekly Update 2021
Weekly Update ( Week 7 )
Week 7 and things are about to get really busy for in-field scouting! Be sure to catch the Insect of the Week - it's wheat midge! This week find updates to predictive model outputs for grasshoppers, wheat midge, bertha armyworm, cereal leaf...
Weather synopsis ( Week 7 )
TEMPERATURE: This past week (June 7-13, 2021), weekly temperatures were above normal and rainfall in eastern Saskatchewan and Manitoba were above normal. The warmest temperatures were observed across Manitoba and Saskatchewan (Fig. 1). Across the...
Weekly Wind Trajectory Report for June 15 ( Week 7 )
Access background information for how and why wind trajectories are monitored in this post. 1. REVERSE TRAJECTORIES (RT)Similar to last week, this week there were an increasing number of reverse trajectories moving north from the Pacific...
Predicted diamondback moth ( Week 7 )
Diamondback moths (DBM; Plutella xylostella) are a migratory invasive species. Each spring adult populations migrate northward to the Canadian prairies on wind currents from infested regions in the southern or western U.S.A. Upon arrival to the...
Predicted grasshopper development ( Week 7 )
Model simulations were used to estimate grasshopper (Melanoplus sanguinipes) development as of June 13, 2021. Average development of eggs is 90 % and well ahead of the long-term average of 80 %. As of June 13, the hatch is predicted to be underway...
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Events
World Bee Day webinar – May 20, 2021
World Bee Day is May 20, and Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC)’s Fredericton Research and Development Centre is hosting an opportunity to get the buzz on bees! To celebrate the bees, we’re inviting the public to a live talk and Q&A with AAFC Research Scientist Dr. Jessica Vickruck and Farm Operations Supervisor Rachelle Smith. Whether […]
CanolaPALOOZA (Saskatoon, SK) – June 26-July8, 2020 – Online event
Due to COVID-19 concerns, CanolaPALOOZA at the AAFC Saskatoon Research and Development Centre research farm has been replace with a series of online Top Notch Farming Training events (June 26, July 6, July 8). www.saskcanola.com/news/upcoming.php
Crop Diagnostic School (Manitoba) – July 7-10, 2020 – Online event
Crop Diagnostic School will be held online in 2020 due to COVID-19 concerns. Event info/registration details are posted at: https://www.gov.mb.ca/agriculture/crops/crop-diagnostic-services/manitoba-crop-diagnostic-school.html Entomologists tentatively participating: John Gavloski and Jordan Bannerman.
