Cabbage seedpod weevil - Canadian Agronomist

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07 May Cabbage seedpod weevil review

Posted at 21:51h in Insects

Cabbage seedpod weevil continues to expand across the Prairies, contributing to yield losses of 5 to 30%. Insecticidal control remains the main management strategy despite decades of research into alternative biological and cultural methods of control. The cabbage seedpod weevil, Ceutorhynchus obstrictus (Marsham) (Coleoptera: Curculionidae), is native to...

13 Mar Impact of cabbage seedpod weevil control on Lygus bug

Posted at 17:14h in Insects

Research in southern Alberta found that canola fields seeded in April were the most susceptible to cabbage seedpod weevil. A new action threshold of 25 to 40 cabbage seedpod weevils per 10 sweeps at early flowering stage was developed. When cabbage seedpod weevil populations were...