The Agricultural world continues its seasonal shift, with what feels like the first hot week of summer bringing changes.
One of those changes is the Insect population, something Dr. John Gavloski knows all about.
"Flea beetles are naturally dying off once we get into July. We're pretty much out of the flea-beetle pressure right now. Levels are naturally decreasing because the overwinter beetles are dying out and in most cases, the canola in not beyond the susceptible stages."
His reports detail other rising pests populations which include grasshoppers in the central and northwest areas, True Armyworms in interlake forage crops, and the first soybean aphids in the Elm Creek area.
Gavloski notes that both the grasshopper and aphid populations have been heavily delayed due to the heavy rain and generally cooler start to the season.
