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Insect outlook for 2019 - bertha armyworm, grasshopper, cabbage seedpod weevil.

Insect forecast and survey maps for bertha armyworm, grasshopper and cabbage seedpod weevil are now live. Caitlynn Reesor spoke with Scott Meers, insect management specialist with Alberta Agriculture and Forestry at this year’s Agronomy Update about the maps.


Interview with Scott Meers (4:06 minutes) (1.9Mb)

Find these new forecast and survey maps along with the three that were released in December at www.agriculture.alberta.ca/bugs-pest. Tomorrow, Scott Meers will discuss the importance of field scouting in 2019.

Source : Alberta agriculture and forestry

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