European corn borer

Revised October 2020 – Canadian Bt Corn Trait Tables with Events and Resistance Status

Tracey BauteTracey Baute October 9, 2020 575 Comments Off on Revised October 2020 – Canadian Bt Corn Trait Tables with Events and Resistance Status
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We have revised the Canadian Bt Corn Trait Tables to reflect the current potential cross resistance of corn rootworm in Ontario to all Bt-RW proteins.  Here are the latest versions: English:  Bt Corn Trait Table (October 2020) with Events and Resistance Status  French:  Tableau des caractères Bt (Octobre 2020-Français) – Évènements transgéniques et résistances For information on which hybrids or products have…

Western Bean Cutworm and Scouting in Dry Beans

Tracey BauteTracey Baute August 26, 2011 3816 Comments Off on Western Bean Cutworm and Scouting in Dry Beans
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It’s time to get out and scout for WBC damage in dry beans.  Based on trap counts we are now confident that some counties experienced peak flight the last week of July and others the first week of August.  Though I will admit that some trap sites are still catching lots of moths, especially the bean trap sites.  And the…

It’s All in the Ears Now

Tracey BauteTracey Baute August 9, 2010 2962 Comments Off on It’s All in the Ears Now
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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 now. But there are other…