Weekly Update 2025
Released May 9, 2025 ( Week 1 )
Welcome back and welcome to Week 1 for the 2025 growing season! This week includes:• Weather synopsis• Review 2024 monitoring maps to prepare for 2025!• Cutworms• Tick tips• Access PPMN-approved field guides• Field heroes• Crop...
Weather synopsis ( Week 1 )
Since April 1, the 2025 growing season temperatures have been on par or slightly warmer compared to the long-term climate normal (Figure 1). This past week (Apr 28 – May 04, 2025), average temperatures were 3 °C warmer than normal. Temperatures...
Review 2024 monitoring maps to prepare for 2025! ( Week 1 )
The Prairie Pest Monitoring Network is a collaborative effort. In-field monitoring data is collected at regional, provincial, and prairie-wide levels. Using Geographic Information Software (GIS), surface area maps are generated from survey data to...
Cutworms ( Week 1 )
Cutworm scouting spans April to late June across the Canadian prairies! Scout fields that are “slow” to emerge, are missing rows, include wilting or yellowing plants, have bare patches, or appear highly attractive to birds – these are areas...
Tick Tips ( Week 1 )
When field scouting, avoid unwanted passengers - remember to watch for ticks at this time of year! Blacklegged (deer) ticks can carry Lyme Disease, anaplasmosis, babesiosis, or Powassan virus. Access tick information plus how to...
