Producers in southern Alberta are being asked to take part in a grain bin pest survey next fall. The survey is being conducted by a team led by Vincent Hervet, a stored grain specialist with AgCanada in Winnipeg.
Team members would visit a farm twice in September/October, first to set traps and then to remove them. The survey uses probe traps inside bins that “are placed under the surface of the grain to catch insects moving throughout the grain.”
The study is meant to both determine what species are currently infesting stored grain but also to “help detect potentially new invasive pests.” Producers will be given the results from their farm.
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For more info or to participate, contact Kelsey Jones at [email protected] or 204-599-3921.
