DrVanbugsky

Dr. Meghan Vankosky, agricultural entomologist. Tweeting about Prairie Pest Monitoring Network. Opinions are my own. Information not recommendations.

[DrVanbugsky @vanbugsky]

@ABbugcounter They were earlier last year! This is helpful info, thanks @ABbugcounter and @Cronk_Ag for sharing!

[Dezene Huber 🌻 @docdez]

If you haven't heard already, the emerald ash borer has now been found in British Columbia. This is a big deal. 🧵

[Shelley Barkley 🐞🦋📷🐛 @Megarhyssa]

Remember to check in with the diamondback monitoring in Alberta. Our cooperators are adding to the map every day!
https://t.co/qkv4anH2DO #abbugcounting24

[Entomol. Soc. BC @EntSocBC]

Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada – Science and Technology Branch is looking for a research assistant (entomology) based out of their Research and Development Centre in Ottawa. See full details here: https://t.co/MlDHdb5P94

[DrVanbugsky @vanbugsky]

@docdez And some days, dog walks are much shorter than normal. It’s feeling like -51C in Saskatoon this morning.

[DrVanbugsky @vanbugsky]

@TylerWist1 @SKAgriculture @dr_tansey It’s a great line! He used it in his presentation to Agronomy Update 2024 this morning too.

[DrVanbugsky @vanbugsky]

@CanolaWatch Kudos to Taylor, a very keen and intrepid summer student for counting and identifying thousands of grasshoppers in summer 2023!

[DrVanbugsky @vanbugsky]

@TraceyBaute @LEGOIdeas @EntsocAmerica I built my set of LEGO Insects as a celebration of surviving the ESC-ESS JAM in October!

[EntSocSask @EntSocSK]

Our @CanEntomologist JAM is coming soon and we want to remind attendees to sign up for the events we have prepared for you!
🐞Taxonomy Blitz - Oct 14 - https://t.co/jYgDvJSb8j
🐞 Trivia - Oct 16 - https://t.co/PIKaqz3TEb
🐞 Bug War Games - Oct 16 - https://t.co/Ey5fmxxG9k

[DrVanbugsky @vanbugsky]

Entomologists and plant pathologists: if you supervise students who would benefit from attending Western Forum on Pest Management, then please have them apply for a travel bursary! Deadline to submit applications to ME is September 29!

[Taryn Dickson @AgroecologyTD]

🎓Want to attend the WFPM in Kelowna?
You may be eligible for a student travel bursary if you're a graduate student studying plant pathology, entomology or a related field at a MB, SK, AB or BC university. Apply here: https://t.co/6yRA3LXzrp @gabertccc @vanbugsky

[Entomological Society of Canada @CanEntomologist]

Don't forget to get your photos in to the ESC photo contest! https://t.co/OtMMnYLSri

[DrVanbugsky @vanbugsky]

@Megarhyssa @BoydMori I expect the answer is that diamondback moth larvae will eat anything green as long as there are larvae alive and it’s warm enough. But that’s off the top of my head logic, not something I’ve looked up. So I could be wrong!

[Manitoba Crop Alliance @mb_cropalliance]

The Canadian Plant Health Council needs your help! Please watch for & report invasive & migratory insect pests that harm plants. Early detection is critical for slowing the spread of these insect pests.

Use the QR code on the posters to report any sightings!

#MbAg #westcdnag

[DrVanbugsky @vanbugsky]

@APGresearch @FloateKevin @hectorcarabido @TylerWist1 The PPMN and it’s many collaborators and contributors will be sampling grasshoppers, wheat midge, and wheat stem sawfly this fall. The data collected will help us forecast what to expect in 2024, BUT the weather plays a big role in what will actually happen! #abBugChat

[DrVanbugsky @vanbugsky]

@APGresearch @ShaunSharpe9 @FloateKevin @hectorcarabido Sorry for missing #abBugChat yesterday! I was collecting grasshopper samples along SKHW18 and HW2 for our annual species composition survey. You were in good hands though!

[Shelley Barkley 🐞🦋📷🐛 @Megarhyssa]

Producers & agronomists in Barrhead Co. keep an eye on your canola for diamondback moth. My morning processing is saying that they could certainly be in your canola. #abcountingbugs23

[DrVanbugsky @vanbugsky]

Not great news for canola farmers in the land of my youth (or at least in the adjacent county!). Watch out for those pesky larvae.

[Shelley Barkley 🐞🦋📷🐛 @Megarhyssa]

Producers & agronomists in Lac Ste Anne Co. keep serious look out for diamondback moth in your canola. My morning processing is saying that they could certainly be in your canola. #abcountingbugs23

[Shelley Barkley 🐞🦋📷🐛 @Megarhyssa]

AB wheat growers and agronomists...We are looking for fields to survey for wheat midge after you combine this fall. If you have a field we could use, DM me for details! Will really help us out this fall. #countingbugs23 #abbugchat

[Shelley Barkley 🐞🦋📷🐛 @Megarhyssa]

Producers and Agronomists in southern AB...having issues with wheat stem sawfly? We would be happy to add your field to our survey this fall after the combines roll. If you have a field we could survey...DM me for details or to share a legal. #abbugchat #countingbugs23

[DrVanbugsky @vanbugsky]

@breannetidemann @ShaunSharpe9 @SKweedgeek @APGExtension @APGresearch @charlesmgeddes On the topic of yellow clematis: my mom is still salty about the county telling her to get rid of the one climbing on a sign post at the driveway. It had been there >10 years and never spread. The daisies and yellow buttercup are a much bigger problem than her clematis ever was