Prairie Pest Monitoring Network’s Insect of the Week: Flea Beetles
Visit https://t.co/1RQf4mGaNB for scouting tips on #FleaBeetles, as well as #Cutworms & #WireWorms.
Start scouting daily for flea beetle damage in canola fields at emergence!
*PPMN is supported by SaskOilseeds.
#SkAg #Canola #IntegratedPestManagement #Plant26
Starting to see cutworm?
Make sure you're also looking out for its predators!
Check out the Field Guide to identify the pests and predators in your field: https://t.co/LN7qCthDHP
More rainfall in the grey and moist black soil zones resulted in lower Lygus abundance on faba bean https://t.co/SiOhzd1Tjb research from Sean Prager U of S @USaskEnt
New episode alert!
Insect Management Specialist, Amanda Jorgensen, explains how surveillance programs track pests like bertha armyworm, diamondback moth, wheat midge, and grasshoppers.
Listen in and learn how to interpret survey maps here:
Are you planting or monitoring a #wheat field this season? Join #midgebusters by requesting a pheromone trap, and share your counts! @SaskWheat@SeCan https://t.co/yit17OFE2E
A recent article from Agriview magazine reviews results from several insect surveys that took place in 2025 with populations varying significantly depending on the insect species surveyed.
Read more: https://t.co/h1jVBhffzt
#SaskAG#Agriview
Scouting turns uncertainty into confidence, protects return on investment and keeps prairie farms resilient in unpredictable seasons. Read the article below on why it remains one of the highest value practices in today’s cropping systems.
Learn more: https://t.co/jL84NJ38ca
Yorkton & area- TOMORROW is the @SaskWheat Coffee Shop Talk event in Yorkton. Check out the video below and link for details to register. See you there!
What's bugging your canola? Join John on Jan. 20 at #AgDays26 as he discusses how to identify and to monitor for insect pests of canola and your control options. Learn more at https://t.co/mbzB3Ar14w.
Want to hear the latest on insects and crop diseases in the province? Our provincial specialists will be discussing what was seen in 2025 on the Pest Update Webinar, January 27. Register today and gain Certified Crop Advisor credits! https://t.co/f1uI6Dk7MY
Field Crop Entomologist @TylerWist1 is conducting wheat midge surveys across Western Canada to discover locations where midge tolerance in wheat is growing.
Learn more about this Wheat Cluster project: https://t.co/cbIbMR96kG
#cdnwheat#cdnag#wheatresearch
UPCOMING COFFEE SHOP TALKS EVENTS IN THE NEW YEAR:
Yorkton - Jan. 22
Eatonia - Jan. 26
White City - Mar. 6
Prince Albert - Mar. 10
Sign up today!
https://t.co/qW4DyyCXn9
Have you found insects in your stored grain?
Correct identification is the first step to determining the most appropriate control method.
Learn more: https://t.co/a4J6ukZzpx
#SaskAg
🌾 🦗 📢 Do you use the FHB Risk Maps, Prairie Pest Monitoring Network or Prairie Crop Disease Monitoring Network?
Your input matters! Take the 2025 Agronomy Resources Survey to help shape future research & funding.
👉 https://t.co/58viDgiC7D
#PrairieAg#SaskAg#AgResearch
The 2025 Wheat Stem Sawfly Map is out now!
Although some significant occurrences of cutting were found in the Regina region and Southwest, sawfly cutting was less prevalent overall in 2025 than in 2024. Higher levels of parasitism and dead sawfly larvae were noted.
Read more and view the map:
https://t.co/hcI1Uj9S89
Wondering what the insect survey results for 2025 are?
You can check them here!
https://t.co/w3EsoUzFcf
Wheat Midge, wheat stem sawfly, Bertha, pea leaf weevil, cabbage seed pod weevil & grasshopper.
Big thank you to Ag Fieldmen, Crop Consultants, Farmers 1/2