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Potato Leafhoppers in Alfalfa – Looking to 2013

November 21, 2012 • Written by Gilles Quesnel
Potato Leafhoppers in Alfalfa - Looking to 2013
Last summer, potato leafhopper (PLH) certainly lived up to its reputation as the most damaging alfalfa insect pest in Ontario.  In many parts of the province, PLH feeding resulted in yield loses of over 1 tonne of alfalfa per acre or roughly a loss of $200/acre.  While PLH damage was far great... Continue reading →
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Spraying Basics: Fusarium Control in Wheat

May 23, 2012 • Written by Peter Johnson
Application of fusarium control fungicides requires specialized nozzles or nozzle combinations to achieve optimum results. Maximizing wheat head coverage requires both proper timing and the best nozzle configurations. Maximize Spray Coverage of Wheat Heads The key to applying fungicides to preve... Continue reading →
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To Spray or Not to Spray the Aphids

July 29, 2009 • Written by Tracey Baute
A lot of calls are coming in this week from growers and reps who have fields that are hovering around the 250 aphids per plant range.  With the poor weather and wheat harvest some are anxious to make the call if they need to spray.  In fact, there are some rumours out there that some are sprayin... Continue reading →
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Soybean Aphids – Do you spray this early?

June 24, 2009 • Written by Tracey Baute
Soybean Aphids - Do you spray this early?
I've had a few calls come in this week about this issue.  Some reps are starting to find about 15 - 30 aphids per plant and want to know if they should  tankmix some insecticide in with the herbicide since they have to spray the weeds this week anyway, in hopes of getting ahead of the aphid infe... Continue reading →
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