Pest Profile: Stinkweed
Stinkweed, formally known as Thlaspi arvense, is a winter annual weed that’s prolific, poisonous and difficult to control. Also called Frenchweed...
Pest Profile: Aphanomyces Root Rot
Also known as “water mould” for its preference for waterlogged fields, Aphanomyces affects both annual and perennial legume crops and is one of...
Pest Profile: Stripe Rust
Highly mobile and infectious, stripe rust is a devastating disease that can cause substantial losses in cereal crops. The presence of just one...
Pest Profile: Wild Buckwheat
Tips on identifying and controlling wild buckwheat, an annual broadleaf weed pest that is highly crop competitive and resistant to Group 2...
Pest Profile: Canada Thistle
Canada thistle is a persistent weed that has threatened the yields of farmers far longer than Canada has been a country. A member of the sunflower...
Pest Profile: Blackleg
Blackleg is a serious disease known to cause up to 50% yield loss in canola fields. It can infect plants from the seedling stage onward, causing...