Breeders hope that, by interspersing a wheat variety resistant to wheat midge with a regular variety, that midge offspring will be unable to reproduce — but proper stewardship is essential.  |  File photo

Farmers key to wheat midge technology

The orange wheat blossom midge fly is a scourge affecting wheat producers around the planet. For western Canadian producers, it’s been a pest for roughly 35 years. In the 2006 crop year, midge fly larvae caused downgrades of $20 to $75 per acre, with overall yield loss estimates pegged at $40 million. Producers need a […] Read more