They’re not causing headaches yet, but it won’t be long before crop pests will be a concern.
Producers are urged to sign up for the Prairie Pest Monitoring Network’s free weekly e-newsletter at prairiepest.ca.
A large number of collaborators and volunteers collect thousands of samples across the Prairies during the growing season to bring farmers “timely crop insect forecasts, risk maps and protocols throughout the growing season to help make the best in-crop pest management decisions.”
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