Happy Holidays!
I want to thank my loyal followers for making 2010 such a successful year for the Baute Bug Blog. I will have some pretty cool information on new pest research and management strategies to share that I recently learned about at the annual meeting of the Entomological Society of America. I will write about that […]
WBC – What We Learned in 2010
I am sure we will be talking about western bean cutworm all winter but there are a few key learnings that we gained in 2010 that I thought I would point out: 1. The dark bands behind their heads that we use to identify the larvae are not obvious until their last few stages of […]
It’s All in the Ears Now
I am still hearing from people who are looking for WBC egg masses on corn leaves. But unless they are scouting very late corn that is not in tassel yet, most of the WBC will already be larvae on the tassel or more likely in the ear. So focus on scouting the ears and tassels […]
Facts You Need to Know to Scout and Manage WBC in Corn
What Moths Prefer– Moths prefer laying their eggs in corn before it tassels. After the crop is in tassel, it will prefer neighbouring fields that are less advanced in crop stage OR they move to dry beans and other host crops (like snap beans, sweet corn etc). Pick the tallest and healthiest looking fields that […]
More WBC Moths Captured
There have been 5 western bean cutworm moths found in traps so far in Ontario. All have been in the southwestern part of the province. First two were caught on June 14th! To put things into perpective, last year it took until July 12th to catch a total of 5 moths in the province so […]
More Reports of WBC Damage – Scout and Let Me Know
Sorry…It’s been a few weeks since my last blog but I finally went on holidays. I’m back and want to give you an update. While away, more reports were coming in of western bean cutworm damage being found in Ontario. Others are asking how to scout for the damage this fall so that they can determine if […]
Insects for this Week
First off, I apologize for not updating the blog for the last little while. I’ve been busy with setting up the SouthWest Diagnostic Days and just ran out of time. But let me catch you up on a few things that have taken place but I am also hoping that others who have been out […]
Crop Report – June 8, 2022
Conditions For most of southern and central Ontario, this week’s rains were timely to support crop establishment. Precipitation June 7th ranged from 12 to 50 mm (1 to 2 inch), with regional reports in southern Ontario (Lambton, Middlesex, Bruce and Grey counties) reporting over 50 to 55 mm (2 to 2.3 inch). Cereals Herbicide applications […]
Exeter/Mt Forest Breakfast Meeting Minutes – June 7, 2022
The morning of the meeting, rain was still falling and had been since the previous evening. Reported rainfall amounts at the time ranged from 0.5- 1.25 inches, with some in southern counties (Lambton, Middlesex, Bruce and Grey counties) reporting over 2 inches. Cereals Herbicide applications are underway in spring cereals and reports indicate these crops […]
Ridgetown-Simcoe Ag Breakfast Meeting Minutes – May 4, 2021
The information below represents updates from Simcoe and Ridgetown areas and other parts of southwestern Ontario, including Middlesex, Huron and Perth counties. Weather A range of precipitation was reported from Monday’s rainfall – anywhere from 2 to 10 mm. With more light rainfall falling on Tuesday, it’s anticipated that field activity will start back up […]
Northern Agribusiness Breakfast Meeting – June 17, 2020
This was the last spring breakfast meeting for the northern Ontario group. We would like to thank everyone that has participated in the first year of virtual breakfast meetings across the north. Please provide feedback (meghan.moran@ontario.ca) on whether you would like to continue the meetings next season and how we might improve the experience to […]
Winchester Agribusiness Breakfast Meeting Minutes June 25th, 2019
Quote of the day: “That’s a really hot boom…” – discussing herbicide injury from incompletely cleaned spraying equipment. Sponsor: Thanks to Marc Maisonneuve (Brevant ) and Chris Olbach (Pioneer) for sponsoring the last breakfast meeting of the season! Conditions Crop Heat Unit (CHU) accumulation stands at 775 at the Ottawa Airport since May 1st, or […]
Ridgetown Agribusiness Breakfast Meeting – May 8, 2018
Breakfast Sponsor: Thanks from the group to “Bob Thirlwall” – Monsanto Quotes of the week – “Why does my neighbours wheat look better – Neighbour says “why does his wheat look better than mine?” – Alan McCallum “Absolutely Fascinating” – Peter Sikkema in reference to how herbicide resistance develops Synopsis: May 1st to May 7th […]
OMAFRA Field Crop Report – June 8, 2017
Cereals: Current weather conditions are ideal for fusarium head blight development in winter wheat. Many wheat fields in Southwestern Ontario have applied a T3 fungicide to reduce their risk particularly if they are growing a FHB susceptible variety. T3 fungicide applications further east will begin this week and continuing into next week for Eastern Ontario. […]
Winchester Ag Breakfast Meeting Notes – June 6, 2017
General conditions Weather conditions have been cooler and wetter than normal. The amount of rain has varied greatly across eastern Ontario. No-till ground has been slow and in some cases too wet to dry out beneath the crop residue and/or cereal rye and other cover crop material. Since the first of May to June 5th […]