Oxeye daisies, native to Europe, are a problematic Prairie weed that can be controlled with a tiny moth, also native to the European continent, according to researchers from Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada.

Tiny European moth a biocontrol for hardy oxeye daisy weed

Researches with Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada have learned that the Dichrorampha aeratana moth is helpful in the fight against the oxeye daisy weed which has taken root in the Prairies

Reading Time: 3 minutes A tiny moth from Europe has been found to be a great biological control agent against oxeye daisy, an invasive plant that is a threat to forage crops and pastures.

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Reading Time: < 1 minute Are you looking to reseed a forage stand? Production typically declines as tame pastures get older, but it is not always easy to know what forages or varieties to seed next. The Canadian Food Inspection Agency no longer requires experimental yield, quality or agronomic data before new forage varieties are registered. Often, the only information available is data from the breeder or seed company.