Kristy Vavra

Instructor at the Lethbridge Polytechnic, Agriculture Sciences. Send me all the cool insects!

[Kristy Vavra @itskristyv]

Happy to see @TylerWist1 present at the ICPU in Lethbridge, AB on crops doomed by bug violence. Reunited! #bugnerds

[Kristy Vavra @itskristyv]

Found this neat mite on an English grain aphid!

[Kristy Vavra @itskristyv]

Now remind me to try and get good videos/ pictures this time around! Thanks @Koppert

[Sask Wheat @SaskWheat]

Sask Wheat is producing a new series of information documents for common agronomy issues, called Wheat Watch. The initial Wheat Watch focuses on wheat midge in 2021 and includes scouting and control tips for managing the pest.

Download it here: https://t.co/OupeOtKEkY

[Kristy Vavra @itskristyv]

I spy with my little eye... @bug_beastie

[Prager Lab @USaskEnt]

https://t.co/SLCzNK7YSY
featuring @TylerWist1 and an image by our our own @itskristyv @FieldHeroes #entomology

[GrainsWest @GrainsWest]

“When we kill a pest’s natural enemies, we inherit their work.” Researchers examine the appetites and economic value of beneficial insects on western Canadian farms: https://t.co/4P4sMpCJMP @haleycatton @westerngrains @AAFC_Canada

[Tyler Wist @TylerWist1]

Teaser for #soilscrops 2021! Come and hear about Hairy-glumed #wheat as a potential #wheatmidge deterrent presented by @itskristyv https://t.co/WD2cpinT6f @usaskplsc @USaskEnt

[Sask Agriculture @SKAgriculture]

Spring wheat & durum are susceptible to damage from wheat midge. Tolerance is available in varieties with VB in their name, but damage can still occur. Our 2021 wheat midge forecast map is now available. #SaskAg https://t.co/cIqxjJVogo

[Tyler Wist @TylerWist1]

I'm excited to announce that @itskristyv of @USaskEnt will be presenting about our #wheatmidge project with @grafwheat 's SMART #wheat and Pierre Hucl's CDC Teal at #soilscrops 2021. Get registered! @SaskWheat @mb_cropalliance @AlbertaWheat @SKAgriculture

[Prager Lab @USaskEnt]

We are looking to recruit an MSc student to study the effects of wetlands and crop type on terrestrial arthropods. If you are interested or know someone who may be, please have them contact Dr. Prager.

[Kristy Vavra @itskristyv]

I’ll try to be more active on Twitter by posting updates on my home project with predatory mites (Neoseiulus cucumeris) #thripcontrol

[Massimo @Rainmaker1973]

As much as it may look like a walking piece of popcorn, this is actually a small flatid planthopper nymph, filmed in Ecuador by the late physicist, biologist, and photographer Andreas Kay [more: https://t.co/bKx0TWKRH4] [video: https://t.co/fucxkRGPv8] [https://t.co/oHAfKjaugX]

[Tyler Wist @TylerWist1]

Bringing in the SMART #wheat one row at a time with @itskristyv! #wheatmidge @grafwheat @SKAgriculture @SaskWheat @AlbertaWheat @mb_cropalliance

[Kristy Vavra @itskristyv]

Got to spend the day yesterday with @TylerWist1 looking for orange blossom wheat midge eggs. Found lots of these field heros, known as Macroglenes penetrans as well. Macroglenes are important natural enemies of the wheat midge.

[Kristy Vavra @itskristyv]

@TylerWist1 @grafwheat Yes please!

[Tyler Wist @TylerWist1]

But one thing that wet weather promotes is development of #wheatmidge #abbugchat and adult emergence is in full swing.

[Tyler Wist @TylerWist1]

With crops coming up, have a look for Peritrechus convivus nymphs seen here on #flax seedlings, and please message me if you find any.

[ESC Students @ESC_Students]

From the @MayaEvenden lab at @UAlberta, pheromone-baited traps with large surface areas and traps baited with a Scotts flex lure optimal for adult ♂️ wheat midge. # of ♀️ midges on yellow sticky cards predicted # of larvae in wheat heads, # of ♂️ did not https://t.co/KSVjrXJiaD

[Thread Reader App @threadreaderapp]

@UpstreamAg Salam, please find the unroll here: @ShaneAgronomy: 20 Tips for 2020 Ag Graduates🔥 With new grads coming into the #ag industry this month I thought it… https://t.co/FZXbEwfroA Share this if you think it's interesting. 🤖