Insights and Stories on Flea Beetle

Flea beetles top Manitoba’s 2019 watch list

Jan. 18, 2019 at 7:19 pm CST

Cold temperatures hitting Manitoba won’t do much to hurt flea beetles overwintering, leaving the pest as a major concern for canola farmers heading into spring. Flea beetle numbers were quite high in Manitoba in 2018, making them “probably at the top of the list of (insects) to watch out for […]

Neonic phase-out may limit flea beetle control tools

Aug. 17, 2018 at 8:19 pm CDT

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

Flea beetles take advantage of late seeding

Jun. 1, 2018 at 10:38 am CDT

By Dave Sims

Thirsty Alta. crops could use a drink, analyst says

Jun. 10, 2015 at 5:49 pm CDT

By Jade Markus

Prairie farmers scramble for canola seed after frost

Jun. 3, 2015 at 6:39 pm CDT

By Rod Nickel

Cutworm, flea beetle pressure piling on Prairie crops

Jun. 2, 2015 at 6:38 pm CDT

CNS Canada — High levels of cutworms and flea beetles are damaging crops in Western Canada this spring, according to Manitoba’s crop entomologist. Manitoba growers started noticing damage from cutworms this week, said John Gavloski, extension entomologist for Manitoba Agriculture, Food and Rural Development in Carman. “They were there in […]

By Jade Markus

Pests likely to survive Manitoba winter

Feb. 28, 2015 at 10:41 am CST

CNS Canada –– Sufficient snow cover will likely help insect crop pests survive the winter in Manitoba, despite a recent bout of extremely cold weather. “Snow is a great insulator, so even though we have had some quite cool temperatures the last several weeks, where the insects are beneath the […]

By Terryn Shiells

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