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A field survey of alfalfa seed insect pests and their predators found inconsistent patterns in seasonal abundance, predator diversity, and correlation between pests and predators. These inconsistent patterns were most likely due to differences in environmental conditions between years. Alfalfa seed production on the Prairies cover...
In alfalfa seed fields sweep-net sampling was the most effective sampling tool tested for adult alfalfa weevils. Early season scouting for alfalfa weevil adults can be a predictor of larval development to allow earlier management decisions, especially on intermediate- and old-aged alfalfa stands that had...
The alfalfa weevil increased from a minor pest in 2001 to be the principal insect pest of alfalfa in 2014. Its biological control agent Bathyplectes curculionis, a parasitoid wasp, now also occurs in most areas where alfalfa weevil is found on the Canadian Prairies. The alfalfa...
