Insights and Stories on Insects

Locusts gathered on the end of a plant stem.

Locusts spread in Ukraine’s south as war disrupts control measures

Jul. 30, 2025 at 10:17 am CDT

A massive locust invasion is threatening sunflower and other crops in Ukraine's southern regions, largely caused by the war against Russia's invasion that makes it impossible to use traditional pest control methods, officials and producers say.

AgGronomyTV: 2025 insect year kicks off on the Prairies

Jun. 13, 2025 at 2:44 pm CDT

Bayer launches VT4PRO at Canada’s Outdoor Farm Show 2024

Sep. 11, 2024 at 3:46 pm CDT

By Gord Gilmour

When a crop pest isn’t a crop pest

May. 31, 2024 at 9:58 am CDT

By Mark Halsall

2024 poised to be a bad year for grasshoppers

Feb. 9, 2024 at 10:03 am CST

By Jim Timlick

Wireworm survival behaviour unearthed

Jul. 6, 2023 at 4:40 pm CDT

Wireworms can dig deep into the soil to avoid frost and survive cold temperatures, according to research out of Prince Edward Island. Christine Noronha, an entomologist with Agriculture Agri-Food Canada (AAFC) in Charlottetown, recently studied how deep, and at what times, wireworms were on the move in the soil. Varieties […]

By Geralyn Wichers

Grain grading guide to tighten definition of ‘severely’ sprouted wheat

Jun. 13, 2023 at 7:54 pm CDT

A laboratory review of the end-use quality of sprouted wheat will lead to changes in how wheat is graded starting Aug. 1 this year. The Canadian Grain Commission on Tuesday announced changes in store effective Aug. 1 for how Canadian wheat is graded, along with a list of clarifications and […]

By Dave Bedard

Nanotech may be the future of precision crop protection

Jun. 9, 2023 at 11:54 am CDT

In just a few years, crop spraying could become largely a thing of the past. Nanotechnology may take its place using its ability to target specific crop pests. Farmers hear a lot of such whizzy claims. But a Lethbridge researcher is so confident in nanotech-based crop protection that he’s working to […]

By Jeff Melchior

Insects posing problems in Saskatchewan crops

Jun. 1, 2023 at 4:31 pm CDT

MarketsFarm – Although it’s still early in the growing season, some insect pests have already posed a threat to crops in Saskatchewan or could do so in the near future, according to James Tansey, provincial specialist for insects/invertebrate pest management. Among the pests he cited were grasshoppers, flea beetles and […]

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm

Best to be scouting for insect pests

May. 16, 2023 at 7:34 pm CDT

MarketsFarm — Although it is still relatively early in the crop year, Manitoba entomologist John Gavloski strongly advises farmers to carefully watch their fields for any signs of insect pests. Gavloski couldn’t say for sure if insect damage was going to be bad this year but based on what’s transpired […]