Monitoring for Leek Moth
The effects of leek moth in garlic and leek fields are becoming more noticeable across Ontario. Leek moth larvae attacks… Continue Reading Monitoring for Leek Moth
Information for commercial vegetable production in Ontario
The effects of leek moth in garlic and leek fields are becoming more noticeable across Ontario. Leek moth larvae attacks… Continue Reading Monitoring for Leek Moth
Over the past 5 years, sterile onion maggot flies have been released at several onion fields in Ontario to see… Continue Reading Onion maggot management without chlorpyrifos
Oberon® miticide label expanded via Minor Use Program to help manage Two-Spotted Spider Mite on Crop Subgroup 3-07B (Green Onion… Continue Reading Oberon miticide label expanded via Minor Use Program to help manage Two-Spotted Spider Mite on Crop Subgroup 3-07B (Green Onion subgroup)
By Josh Mosiondz, Minor Use Coordinator, OMAFRA Note: Allium leafminer has not been detected in Canada. This label expansion was… Continue Reading EXIREL Insecticide label expanded via Minor Use Program to help manage Allium leaf miner on Allium Bulb Vegetables
By Josh Mosiondz, Minor Use Coordinator, OMAFRA The Pest Management Regulatory Agency (PMRA) recently announced the approval of a minor… Continue Reading EXIREL insecticide label expanded via Minor Use Program to help manage thrips on Crop Group 5-13 (Brassica Head and Stem Vegetables) and Carrot Weevil on Celery
The onion maggot (Delia antiqua) is the larvae stage of the onion maggot fly which can cause severe damage to… Continue Reading Can Onion Maggot be managed without insecticides?
The 68th Annual Muck Vegetable Growers Conference will be held March 27-28 at the Bradford and District Memorial Community located… Continue Reading 68th Annual Muck Vegetable Growers Conference
If I had to choose one tool to assist with integrated pest management in sweet corn, it would be the… Continue Reading Active Hurricane Season = Increased Sweet Corn Pest Pressure
Leek moth (Acrolepiopsis assectella) has spread throughout Southwestern Ontario and has been identified as far west as
Swede midge (SM; Contarinia nasturtil) is an invasive, gall-forming dipteran pest that was first identified in Canada on an Ontario… Continue Reading Swede midge is often mistaken for bacterial rot in Brassicas