Pea leaf weevils are creeping farther east in Manitoba.
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Pea leaf weevil spread prompts wider watch in Manitoba
Manitoba Agriculture to expand pea leaf weevil survey as the crop-damaging pest spreads to pulse crops farther east
Conditions right for pea leaf weevils to thrive
Pea leaf weevils were a challenging pest for pea growers near the Manitoba-Saskatchewan border in 2024. Conditions are right for a repeat performance.
Killing pea leaf weevils with ‘trap crops’
Meghan Vankosky, an Agriculture Canada entomologist, had an idea to attract adult weevils to a trap crop, then kill the pests with an insecticide or an insecticide alternative. That would reduce the number of pea leaf weevils that over-winter on the Prairies.
