Weekly Update 2021
SPOTTED WING DROSOPHILA: TINY FLIES POSE A GROWING THREAT TO FRUIT CROPS ON THE PRAIRIES ( Insect of the Week )
Spotted wing drosophilaCC BY 2.0 Oregon State University This invasive insect is thought to have originated in southeast Asia. The first record of spotted wing drosophila (Drosophila suzukii) is from Japan in 1916. Spotted wing drosophila...
Weekly Update ( Week 16 )
Week 16 and this marks the final Weekly Update of the 2021 growing season! Watch the website in late February when 2022 forecast maps will begin to be released and the Weekly Update will return in May 2022. An even easier option is to subscribe to...
Weather synopsis ( Week 16 )
TEMPERATURE: This past week (August 9 - 15, 2021) the prairies continued to experience above-average temperatures and extremely dry conditions. Across the prairies, the average 30-day (July 17 – August 15, 2021) temperature was 1.5 °C warmer...
Predicted diamondback moth development ( Week 16 )
Diamondback moths (DBM; Plutella xylostella) are a migratory invasive species. Model runs based on climate normals data indicate that most DBM populations should be in the third generation with second-generation DBM predicted for areas within the...
Predicted grasshopper development ( Week 16 )
Model simulations were used to estimate grasshopper (Melanoplus sanguinipes) development and oviposition as of August 15, 2021. Above-average temperatures during June, July, and early August continue to result in a noticeable increase in the rates...
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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.
