Armyworms active on Manitoba cereals

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Jul 13, 2012 5:18 PM - 0 comments
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Manitoba Agriculture has posted its insect and disease update for July 13. Highlights include:

Insect activity
• Armyworms in cereals
•Aphids in cereals
•Zebra caterpillar in canola
•Lygus bugs in flax
•Factsheet on "Bees on canola — What are the benefits"

General Crop Scouting
• Orange "moths"
• Green cloverworm

Surveys and Forecasts
• Traps for moths of bertha armyworm
• Insect Identification Quiz

Photos

This photo from MAFRI's July 13 Insect and Disease Update shows larvae of a species of parasitic wasp, quite possibly a species of Cotesia, emerging from an armyworm on timothy. Photo courtesy Jim Hardy of Kaljent Ag Services.
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