Weekly Update 2022
Released August 19, 2022 ( Week 15 )
This week includes..... • Weather synopsis • Predicted grasshopper development• Predicted diamondback development • Lygus bug monitoring • Pre-harvest intervals (PHI) • West nile virus risk• Provincial insect pest report links •...
Weather synopsis ( Week 15 )
TEMPERATURE: Average temperatures for the 2022 growing season continue to be similar to long-term average values. This past week (August 8-14, 2022), the average daily temperature for the prairies was 2 °C warmer than the previous week and 2.5...
Predicted grasshopper development ( Week 15 )
The grasshopper (Acrididae: Melanoplus sanguinipes) model predicts development using biological parameters known for the pest species and environmental data observed across the Canadian prairies on a daily basis. Model outputs provided below as...
Predicted diamondback moth development ( Week 15 )
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...
Lygus bug monitoring ( Week 15 )
On the Canadian prairies, lygus bugs (Heteroptera: Miridae) are normally a complex of several native species usually including Lygus lineolaris, L. keltoni, L. borealis, L. elisus although several more species are distributed throughout Canada. ...
Insect of the Week
SEE ALLEvents
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.