Insights and Stories on Insects

Matador, Voliam insecticides back in ‘limited’ release

Apr. 24, 2023 at 4:15 pm CDT

Syngenta Canada no longer plans to keep its lambda-cyhalothrin insecticide products off the market in Western Canada this year — but it’s planning to have a smaller supply. The crop chem and seed company announced Friday it will have a “limited amount” of its lambda-cy-based products Matador 120EC and Voliam […]

French agency drops fumigant ban on non-EU grain exports

Apr. 20, 2023 at 7:16 pm CDT

By Reuters

France says pesticide ban will not hit grain exports

Apr. 12, 2023 at 5:12 pm CDT

By Reuters

French insect-based ingredients maker Ynsect to expand in North America

Dec. 13, 2022 at 7:34 pm CST

By Sybille De La Hamaide

Flea beetles an issue in parts of Saskatchewan

Jul. 4, 2022 at 7:47 pm CDT

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm

Eastern Prairies’ wet conditions may curb insect pest risk

May. 16, 2022 at 8:15 pm CDT

MarketsFarm — If there could be one benefit to the excessive moisture across much of southern Manitoba and the Interlake region, that would be a potentially reduced risk for insect pests, according to John Gavloski, entomologist for Manitoba Agriculture, Food and Resource Development. For example, Gavloski cited flea beetles, which […]

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm

U.S. to ban use of chlorpyrifos on food crops

Aug. 18, 2021 at 7:46 pm CDT

UPDATED, Aug. 25 –– Chicago | Reuters — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on Wednesday said it will ban the use on food crops of chlorpyrifos insecticide, which has been linked to health problems in children. The decision is a victory for environmental activists who have fought to stop the […]

By Tom Polansek

Prairie growers on lookout as insects seize opportunity

May. 20, 2021 at 1:23 pm CDT

MarketsFarm — With most Prairie growers’ newly seeded crops already up against dry conditions, growers remain on the lookout for insects which further threaten the health of those seedlings. Considering the high prices of many crops this season, the potential damage would be more costly. John Gavloski, entomologist for Manitoba […]

By Adam Peleshaty

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

Nov. 19, 2020 at 9:15 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. grain trader and processor Archer Daniels Midland and French biotech company InnovaFeed announced plans on Thursday to build the world’s largest insect protein plant at Decatur, Illinois. The announcement comes amid rising global feed grain prices and tightening supplies, and as more companies work toward […]

By Reuters