By Micki Cowan, CBC News, June 30, 2016 Moths emerging from cocoons to mate and lay eggs The tent caterpillar infestation is rapidly emerging in a whole new way in Saskatchewan — as moths. High numbers of moths started to pop up across the province in several spots late Wednesday and early Thursday. Read full… Continue reading Gross! Scads of tent caterpillar moths descend in Saskatchewan
Tag: Parasites/bugs
Pea leaf weevil “worst outbreak that I have seen”
By Robin Booker, The Western Producer, May 26, 2016 The pea leaf weevil can be a challenging pest to manage because there is a high risk of reinvasion of pea crops after spraying with a foliar-applied insecticide. Southern Alberta is suffering through the worst pea leaf weevil outbreak in its history. “It’s the number one… Continue reading Pea leaf weevil “worst outbreak that I have seen”
Battle of the Bugs
By Dwayne Summach, S.Sc., P.Ag., Regional Livestock Specialist, Regional Services Branch, Kindersley Efficient livestock production requires taking steps to minimize the demands generated by parasitic entities – round worms, liver flukes, tape worms, sucking lice, biting lice and flies. The use of macrocyclic lactone pour on products has been very effective at controlling these various… Continue reading Battle of the Bugs