Insights and Stories on Insects

AgGronomyTV: 2025 insect year kicks off on the Prairies

Jun. 13, 2025 at 2:44 pm CDT

With a new growing season comes a new season (unfortunately) of pest insects that aim to make a meal of your crops. Here, John Gavloski, entomologist with Manitoba Agriculture, talks about two insects in particular – flea beetles and pea leaf weevils – and why growers should be concerned if […]

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

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 […]