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Pea Leaf Weevil Control

The pea leaf weevil is a pest of field pea and faba bean in Alberta and Saskatchewan. Meghan Vankosky, entomology research scientist with Agriculture Canada, speaking at Agronomy Update, said there are some cultural control measures producers may consider using.

Interview with Meghan Vankosky (2:01 minutes) (952 Kb)

 
 
Source : Alberta Ag and Forestry

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Alion - Alternative fence line herbicide a win for weed control

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Weeds along fence lines and typically their delayed control with leftover herbicides after seeding has long proved a problem for achieving optimum weed control within cropping paddocks and keeping herbicide resistance at bay. However, alternative mode of action, pre-emergent residual herbicides have recently become available and one in particular is showing that, when applied early with existing knockdowns, it offers excellent length of control, good safety to trees and potential to reduce resistance development.