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Western Bean Cutworm continues to expand in corn across Ontario and into Quebec and the Maritimes.
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Western bean cutworm trait availability slowly expanding

Other than trait owner Syngenta, few companies have released a wide range of hybrids

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Updated Nov. 6, 2019 Western bean cutworm is now the most economically significant pest of corn in Ontario, and its rise took seed companies by surprise. As a result, genetically engineered resistance to western bean cutworm (WBC) has been slow moving into the market. WBC larvae feed on the silk of corn ears, and also […] Read more
Pests like the corn leaf aphid could be in areas thought free of it, according to new research.
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Crop pests more widespread than previously known

Finding where pests exist in the early stages of movement into an area are key to control

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Insects and diseases that damage crops are probably present in many places thought to be free of them, new research shows. Pests that have not been reported in a certain area are usually assumed to be absent, but analysis by the University of Exeter, United Kingdom, shows many pests are “currently unobserved, but probably present” […] Read more
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Crop pest insects descend on Ontario fields

Ontario Field Crop Report for the week of August 5

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Western bean cutworm (WBC) Peak moth flight is likely taking place this week for many regions of Ontario, putting both corn and dry beans at risk. WBC moths prefer pre-tassel to full tassel corn to lay eggs in so scout these fields first. If corn has passed these stages in the immediate area, moths will choose […] Read more
Roselyne Labbé applies Artemia to pepper plants. Applications made during the project’s duration were carefully measured, and done using a small hand applicator.
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Supporting beneficial insects during lean times

Researchers find ways to perpetuate beneficial insect populations in greenhouses

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At one time a citizen militia made up the core of Canada’s armed land forces. Effective as it was fighting our more southerly neighbour, though, it was eventually replaced by a more professional standing army. In the war against pests, researchers are trying to help greenhouse growers do the same. That is, introduce pest-fighting beneficial […] Read more
A Western Bean Cutworm larva.
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Western Bean Cutworm trapping network expands

Western Bean Cutworm Trap Network includes more pests, larger geographic coverage and new name

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The growing success of the Western Bean Cutworm Trap Network, and issues with other corn pests across Eastern Canada, led to the expansion and renaming of the network, now known as the Great Lakes and Maritimes Pest Monitoring Network. Why it matters: The trap network enables OMAFRA and participants to monitor peak flight timing of […] Read more

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