Spent a great week at the International Plant Resistance to Insects Symposium in Taiwan learning all about up and coming research to develop insect resistant crops. Managed to see some new crops, and take in a couple sites. Even the jade cabbage has an insect issue 😉 #IPRI2024

Any one want to take Dr Evenden up on her offer...seems like a great deal!

Hi Alberta Farmers! Is anyone planning to put in a peola field this year ...and want us to monitor insects in it? We are looking for commercial #peaola fields to monitor as part of a RDAR (Results Driven Agriculture Research) funded project. Fields in central AB are of most interest. Please DM me.

First striped #fleabeetle of the season. April 24 2024 and it's 21 degrees in the sunshine. Kyle Bohn , I thought you'd like to know.

Hey, finding CUTWORMS like Jenny Rae Seward? Please report them here
www1.agric.gov.ab.ca/%24department/…
Helps us all to be reminded to scout...even when you think the weather is not great for insects...they will surprise you...

Along with Ale Costamagna and Keith Gabert, I will take part in this live bug chat: 'What bugs a farmer’s crops? Assessing damage in canola'. 24 April 3:30 pm Central Time, organized by the University of Manitoba youtube.com/playlist?list=…

Well folks… its #cutworm season again. Already receiving reports of army cutworm damage in southern Alberta. If you not scouting your fields, you should be. 1/4

The 2024 Canadian Bt Corn Trait Tables are now available and includes RNAi tech for rootworm protection in some of the packages. See my notes here on ECB and CRW resistance as well as sustainable management practices. fieldcropnews.com/2024/04/canadi… #ontag #btcorn #scout24

Don't miss this great opportunity if you are interested in a PhD position addressing climate adaptation of crops.

Anyone Looking for a Postdoc? please contact me ASAP especially if you are interested in plant-herbivore interactions in agroecosystems! #ChemEcolPSU

We're looking for an MSc/PhD student to work on a wild wheat TILLING population. If you're good at bioinformatics & biology and looking for grad studies, get in touch.
You'll work here👇with a 6-8 months visit to the US. Students from Canada, USA preferred for start in Fall 2024

Dr. Roselyne Labbe and I are recruiting for two graduate student positions on research to characterize the biological control potential of native mirid predators. Please see details attached

🌾Mark your calendars and help spread the word🌾

University of Alberta Annual Field Day - July 18, 2024

Our Crop Unit of UAlberta Faculty of ALES will showcase wheat variety development, agronomy & soil science research at South Campus (Edmonton Research Station) + St. Albert Research Farms.

A nice summary of our work on the occurrence of both the swede midge and canola flower midge in Ontario

#canolaweek2023 day two Canola Discovery Forum is all about bugs! I'm. So. EXCITED!

'Bees are good for canola.
Canola are good for bees.'
Grace Storm tells us that beekeepers and canola growers are a match made in heaven. #canolaweek2023

Some interesting flea beetle research at #canolaweek2023 BASF Canada Agricultural Solutions

🌱 Learn more about Dr. Costamagna's #CanolaWeek2023 presentation on managing flea beetles in canola using plant density on the #CanolaResearchHub :
canolacouncil.org/research-hub/i…