if you missed the live chat about what bugs a farmer's crops, no worries, you can catch it here: youtube.com/watch?v=t1qTzx…

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.

What bugs a farmer’s crops? Join UM Ag&Food Sciences's virtual seminar on assessing damage in canola this Wednesday (more details below).

This event will be livestreamed on the Faculty’s YouTube channel (youtube.com/playlist?list=…) and recorded for later viewing. Event code #canolabugs

How about that beneficial insect shout out on the cover? Yeah! Field Heroes

Should you be worried about lady beetles in your fields? 🤔

Tyler Wist has the answers!

Tune in to learn about these armoured allies and their impact on crop protection.

🎙️: youtube.com/watch?v=iCtxXn…

🔌by WGRF

. Tyler Wist says It pays to know which insects are doing the eating of others! Check out the latest episode of the Pests and Predators podcast Field Heroes ow.ly/TxAl50RjiKQ #cdnag #ontag #westcdnag

New episode alert 🚨

Episode 27 has just been posted!

Join Tyler Wist as he answers key questions about lady beetles, ground beetles and soft-winged flower beetles.

Listen here: youtube.com/watch?v=iCtxXn…

🎙️: WGRF

Striped #fleabeetle parasitic crawl out from under the beetle's elytra and pupate next to their host before becoming adult parasitic wasps. SaskCanola Canola Council of Canada Canola Growers

Happy spring everyone. Looking for pea fields for our pea leaf weevil survey. Contact me by email ([email protected]) and we'll get you added to our list.

It's a good feeling when you open up your Scopus search alert and you are one of the authors! Congrats Berenice Romero on your final PhD paper from Prager Lab ! Berenice determined all of the waveforms produced by leafhopper feeding on different tissues.

23 years went into this research on lygus bug thresholds canadianagronomist.ca/revising-lygus… funded by Alberta Canola SaskCanola Canola Growers Canola Council of Canada AAFC Canada CW Jay Whetter

Revised Lygus bug threshold canadianagronomist.ca/revising-lygus… Research by Hector Carcamo with Keith Gabert Tyler Wist Breanne Tidemann

📢 #CallForPapers : The Canadian Journal of Plant Science is seeking papers for a new collection on insect-crop interactions. Submit research on pest management, insect diversity, & more: ow.ly/Lz6550R6ETn

Tyler Wist Canadian Society for Horticultural Science Canadian Society of Agronomy CWSS-SCM Canadian Journal of Animal Science

Be sure to stop by the Plant Sciences booth at Gardenscapes this weekend!! Doors open at 11am!

A butterfly made of butterflies

Farmers use to lose over $36/acre in yield and grade losses before Midge Tolerant Wheat.

We can’t go back!

Limit the use ot farm-saved seed to 1 generation past certified. 

📷: @tylerwist1

#plant24 #agtwitter #westcdnag

Dr. Kui Lui of AAFC Canada discusses ecosystem services and crop diversity as the final talk of day 2 @ #soilscrops 2024

Thanks Louis! That's the first Lygus quote I've ever made ;-)