Dr. James Tansey
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Provincial Entomologist, Saskatchewan. Tweets are my own
Joined May 2020
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Happy spring everyone. Looking for pea fields for our pea leaf weevil survey. Contact me by email (james.tansey@gov.ak.ca) and we'll get you added to our list.
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Looking for reports of Wheat Stem Sawfly in SK this year. Thanks
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@beedesmet @APGresearch @TylerWist1 @haleycatton Absolutely! Flocking birds on a newly seeded field is a key tip! Use whatever means possible but the CRITICAL POINT is PLEASE go SCOUT NOW for cutworms! I cry inwardly when I get calls mid-June informing me the person "found" cutworms measuring 2.5-3 cm long! #ABBugChat
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Looking for cutworms. Please contact me if you encounter significant numbers
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Peak bertha emergence occurred between July 15 and July 22 in most regions of SK. Time to scout for larvae
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Outbreak of clearwing grasshopper near Radville. Cereal growers should be aware. Many seem to be dying from Entomophthora grylli. Fungus forces GH to the top of a plant to die and rain spores down on the rest.
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Reports of false chinch bug in yellow mustard S SK see for id https://t.co/N60eYcQnuL Thresholds 10-20 per plant early pod, 20-30 flowering, 40-50 pod set Large numbers flying, time to spray No products registered in Canada For Lygus- Decis, Matador, Voliam xpress, chropyrifos
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Pea Leaf Weevil Survey 2020 We still need some sampling sites. Looking for pea growers to sign up to let us check your fields. Concentrating our efforts in the south right now but will happily accept volunteer growers across the province. Contact pestsurveys@gov.sk.ca
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Signs of early diamondback moth migration. Canola seeding just beginning Female DBM will lay eggs on cruciferous weeds. Since oviposition only lasts about 10 days, the risk is currently low without fields of canola. However, they will lay eggs on seedling canola given the chance
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