This Week’s Insect Activity

There is a lot happening out there. I am sure I am not aware of half of the infestations that are going on but at least I will report on what I do know. Western bean cutworm – Hot spot egg mass locations continue to be in the Bothwell area with now fields in the […]

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Without Rain Comes Spider Mite Problems

Chris DiFonzo from MSU and I both have this pest on our radar.  I was hoping to see more areas get some of the rain that touched Ontario yesterday but sadly that didn’t happen.  It is typically a little early for mites given the stage of the soybean crop but with this heat and dry […]

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Late Planted Soys at Risk of Soybean Aphids?

I’ve been pondering our planting situation lately and what impacts it is going to have on some of our key insect pests.   We’ve been anticipating this year to be a good soybean aphid year for Ontario.  It was such an extremely low aphid year last year that natural enemies didn’t build up their populations.  So […]

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Grubs and Slugs and Wireworms…OH MY!

Despite all this rain, pests are still doing quite well out there, as long as they have something to eat.  We had a lot of snow cover this winter which has helped insulate any insects that overwinter and the cool wet soils are helping these soil pests remain active.   Some are just waiting for their […]

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