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: Verticillium Stripe
Verticillium Stripe, or Verticillium longisporum, was first found in canola in 2014 and affects crops across the prairies but has been most...
Pest Profile: Pea Leaf Weevil
Sitona lineatus
Verticillium Stripe a Growing Concern
Understanding the impact and seeking solutions
Pest Profile: Bertha Armyworm
Mamestra Configurata
Pest Profile: Crown Rust
Also known as leaf rust, crown rust can infect cultivated oat, wild oat and a few wild grasses, but won’t infect cereals like wheat, barley or rye...
Pest Profile: Grasshopper
Melanoplus spp.
Fungicide Application for Leaf Diseases in Cereal Crops
Many areas of western Canada have received moisture this spring. As growers are completing their herbicide applications, it is a good time to...
Pest Profile: Flea Beetle
Phyllotreta cruciferae
Pest Profile: Lamb’s Quarters
Lamb’s Quarters are annual broadleaf weeds commonly found throughout Canada and the U.S. Often one of the first to emerge in the spring, this...