Canola School: What we know so far about canola flower midge

Pest alerts / March 19, 2023

Source: RealAgriculture.com

Since the discovery and confirmation of a new pest in Saskatchewan and Alberta in 2016, work has continued on learning more about the canola flower midge and possible ways to manage it, explains Dr. Meghan Vankosky, entomologist with Agriculture and Agri-food Canada, in this Canola School episode.

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Since the discovery and confirmation of a new pest in Saskatchewan and Alberta in 2016, work has continued on learning more about the canola flower midge and possible ways to manage it, explains Dr. Meghan Vankosky, entomologist with Agriculture and Agri-food Canada, in this Canola School episode.

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