
Tag Archives insects

Business is hopping for Ontario cricket farms
Two Ontario enterprises that raise crickets and turn them into protein powder are expanding

Here’s what pests might be waiting for you in your fields
Bertha army worms get the biggest red flag in three new pest monitoring reports

Weevil and plot trial lessons from the past year
Results from the 2020 pea leaf weevil survey and the Plot2Farm trials are now available

ADM, InnovaFeed to build world’s biggest insect protein plant in Illinois

New user-friendly website for Prairie pest network

Resistant insect populations growing in southern Alberta
Insecticide-resistant alfalfa weevils are cropping up in alfalfa seed-growing regions, and beneficial bugs may be the answer

A mix of pests and diseases on the roster for #crop2020
Wheat midge, wheat stem sawfly, net blotch and other things to look out for

Last year’s lousy weather had one beneficial side-effect
Conditions were good for ground beetles, a beneficial insect that is a friend to farmers

Crop pest survey tools up and running

‘We’re just seeing the tip of the iceberg’ when it comes to wireworms
Populations are growing and control methods shrinking, says provincial crop specialist
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