Prairie-wide provincial entomologists provide insect pest updates throughout the growing season. Follow the hyperlinks to access their information as the growing season progresses:
MANITOBA’S Crop Pest Updates for 2025 have started! Review a PDF copy of the latest report released June 5, 2025.
• Insect pests named in this report include cutworms, flea beetles, pea leaf weevil, diamondback moth, true armyworms, and soldier beetles.
• Cumulative 2025 counts of intercepted diamondback moths are updated and posted weekly on Thursdays (or as soon as available) to provide regional information to producers and guide in-field scouting.
• Pheromone-baited trap counts are also available for true armyworms in this report.
• Bookmark the Crop Pest Update Index and the insect pest homepage to access fact sheets and more!
SASKATCHEWAN’S Crop Production News is coming soon. Bookmark their insect pest homepage to access important information! Access and review the Crops Blog Posts. Thanks to J. Tansey with Saskatchewan Agriculture for sharing the following update (as of June 10, 2025):
•Significant flea beetle damage and reseeding reported near Melfort and Maymont. Crucifer flea beetle was indicated as the dominant species near Maymont.
•Brown wheat mite reported as damaging on durum near Kimberley.
•Significant damage from brown stinkbug (Euchistus) in alfalfa hay near Esterhazy.
•Red bug (Peritrechus convivus) damage reported in seedling alfalfa near Cupar.
•Grasshopper hatch reported as ongoing in several regions with moderate numbers noted near Kindersley. Nymphs appear to be limited to ditches currently.
•Diamondback moth interception counts remain low to moderate in most regions, although numbers are increasing.
•Significant pea leaf weevil damage was detected on a few sites in the Southeast and West Central regions of the province while populations are low to moderate in the Northeast regions. The annual survey is nearly completed.
ALBERTA’S Insect Pest Monitoring Network webpage links to insect survey maps, live feed maps, insect trap set-up videos, and more. There is also a Major Crops Insect webpage. Remember AAF’s Agri-News includes insect-related information:
• June 9, 2025 issue includes an insect update noting presence and advancing development of pest grasshopper species, continued need for flea beetle monitoring in seedling canola, links to the diamondback moth live map and cutworm live map. Additionally, annual pea leaf weevil monitoring will wrap up soon and a reminder to consider field heroes, if tank mixes are being considered that involve inclusion of a registered insecticide.
• June 2, 2025 issue includes how to assess flea beetle risk, links to the cutworm live map and diamondback moth live map, plus notification that bertha armyworm traps will be deployed the week of June 8.
• Diamondback moth pheromone trap live monitoring map for AB – Cumulative counts derived from weekly data are now being generated so refer to the Live map.
• Bertha armyworm pheromone trap live monitoring map for AB – Cumulative counts derived from weekly data will be generated so refer to the Live map which will start to update as of June 15.