#swede-midge

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Swede midge beyond threshold in many regions of Ontario | Farms.com

Swede midge beyond threshold in many regions of Ontario | Farms.com

"Planting canola early is the best way to beat swede midge. Canola was planted late across much of the province this spring, so the risk for damage by swede midge is very high. This year swede midge are present long before bolting, and in some regions even before planting was complete. It is important to monitor canola fields using Jackson traps with swede midge pheromone lures. Swede midge begin…

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5X5 - 2. CROPS

5X5 – 2. CROPS

• 1 – Dryness Takes Toll on EU Wheat, Rapeseed Hopes

"The retreat in expectations for European Union wheat output was underlined as officials cut harvest expectations, and warned that further downgrades may be in the offing, amid a rash of cautions over dryness.

The European Commission’s Mars agricultural meteorology unit, which last month flagged a “predominantly positive” outlook for the…

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5X5 - 2. CROPS

5X5 – 2. CROPS

1 • Insect Update and Forecast 2015

For most farmers, 2014 was a good year. What’s in store for 2015? by Bruce Barker | Mar 2015 Top Crop Manager

The grasshopper risk has been increasing in southern Alberta for the last few years. Photo by Janet Kanters.

Weather gave farmers a helping hand in 2014, with few serious outbreaks from insects like diamondback moth, wheat midge and grasshopper"

This…

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5X5 - 2. CROPS

5X5 – 2. CROPS

1 • Keeping an Eye on Swede Midge

"Researchers draw on the Ontario experience to help monitor Prairie populations. by Donna Fleury | Dec 2014

Top Crop Manager Swede midge damage to canola seed heads, Carrot River, Sask., 2013. Photo by Owen Olfert, AAFC Saskatoon.

Swede midge was first identified in Saskatchewan in 2007, but, so far, populations are small and scattered. However, it is a serious…

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