Farmers who spray for grasshoppers this summer need to make sure they don’t do more harm than good, says a professor of environmental science at the University of Lethbridge.
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Scouting can ease future grasshopper problems
Approximately only 13 per cent of species of grasshoppers do damage to crops, and it’s important to know which ones to look for
June’s arrival marks the sweet spot where farmers should start scouting their fields for grasshopper pests.
Singapore approves edible insects amid food security push
The city state’s authority approved 16 insect species for human consumption including grubs and grasshoppers
SINGAPORE (Reuters) — At Singapore’s House of Seafood restaurant, the fish-head curry comes with a side of crunchy crickets, the tofu has bugs crawling out of it and the patrons can’t get enough. The seaside restaurant is the first eatery to put insects on the menu after the city state’s stringent food authority approved for […] Read more
Clubroot removed from official declared pest list in Sask.
Richardson’s ground squirrel, grasshoppers and the warble fly are also no longer on the province’s list of declared pests
REGINA — Clubroot is among several pests the Saskatchewan government has now deregulated. The government in June repealed the Pest Control Act and replaced it with the Plant Health Act and its accompanying regulations. As a result, clubroot, Richardson’s ground squirrel, grasshoppers and the warble fly are no longer on the list of declared pests. […] Read more
Crops ‘look good’ but slow
SASKATOON — Statistics Canada’s latest satellite-based map of vegetative growth in the Canadian Prairies is missing the colour green. The Crop Condition Assessment Program (CCAP) map for the week ending June 16 was all yellow and brown. Related stories: That means crop conditions across the Prairies at this early stage of the growing season are […] Read more
System controls ’hoppers on pasture
Reduced Agent and Area Treatments method can cut insecticide use in half and still kill most grasshoppers
WINNIPEG — Grasshoppers, as their name suggests, hop from place to place in grassy fields. By taking advantage of that natural behaviour, University of Wyoming scientists have devised a way to control grasshoppers on pastures with a smaller volume of pesticides. The method is called Reduced Agent and Area Treatments (RAAT), in which farmers apply […] Read more
Spring ’hopper threat remains high
WINNIPEG — On Jan. 12, the temperature in Saskatoon dropped to – 41 C. The cold snap lasted five days, with night-time lows between -30 and -40 C. In theory, that widespread blast of winter should have killed grasshopper eggs buried in soil across the province, but most of them likely survived. “We don’t have […] Read more
Potential exists for high spring ’hopper hatch
Latest forecast indicates migratory grasshoppers likely to emerge in a large cluster this spring rather than more gradually
MEDICINE HAT — The number of crop-damaging grasshoppers has been rising in southern and eastern Alberta since 2021 and conditions favour the trend to continue, according to the latest forecast. The warm, dry fall and early winter may have created a situation in which most southern Alberta grasshoppers have entered diapause, a type of hibernation […] Read more
Sask. may deregulate pests
REGINA — The Saskatchewan agriculture ministry is reviewing several pests for possible deregulation, including clubroot, grasshoppers and Richardson’s ground squirrels. Changes could be in place by spring 2024. SaskCanola requested changes a year ago to how clubroot is treated. The organization asked for clubroot to be removed from the Pest Control Act where it had […] Read more
Grasshopper numbers middle of the road; vary region to region
Grasshopper infestations across Alberta are patchy this year, following a cool April and scorching May with small pockets of moisture, according to a University of Lethbridge entomologist. The usual hotspot for grasshopper populations in southeastern Alberta got a late start compared to the rest of the province, said Dan Johnson. He cited a wet early […] Read more
