Category: Blueberries
Expansion of Regulated Area for Blueberry Maggot
( Expansion of regulated area for blueberry maggot from CFIA website http://www.inspection.gc.ca/plants/plant-protection/insects/blueberry-maggot/2015-07-10/eng/1436469842135/1436469843025) The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) has expanded theContinue Reading
Spotted Wing Drosophila (SWD) Update – July 10, 2015
Spotted wing drosophila trap catches continue, predominantly in southern Ontario. In recent weeks we trapped SWD in Essex, Kent, Elgin,Continue Reading
Spotted Wing Drosophila (SWD) Update – July 7, 2015
Spotted wing drosophila trap catches continue, predominantly in southern Ontario. Numbers are starting to increase in earliest areas. Wild fruitContinue Reading
Entrust and Success Insecticide labels expanded via Minor Use Program for control of spotted wing drosophila on berry crops in Canada
by J. Chaput, OMAFRA, Minor Use Coordinator, Guelph The Pest Management Regulatory Agency (PMRA) recently announced the approval of URMULEContinue Reading
Spotted Wing Drosophila (SWD) Update – June 26, 2015
SWD is being trapped now , especially in early areas in southwestern Ontario. Growers with raspberries ripening in southwestern OntarioContinue Reading
Spotted Wing Drosophila (SWD) Update – June 16, 2015
Spotted wing drosophila adults are active already. We have found low numbers of flies at sites in Essex, Norfolk Oxford,Continue Reading
Spotted Wing Drosophila (SWD) Update – June 5, 2015
A regional monitoring program for Spotted Wing Drosophila is being coordinated by Erin Hanna, OBGA, and OMAFRA. SWD traps forContinue Reading
Spotted Wing Drosophila Update – June 8, 2015
After 4 years of monitoring for Spotted Wing Drosophila (SWD) at 50-100 sites each year in Ontario, we think thisContinue Reading
Blueberry Pest Management Workshop for Scouts and Consultants
Agenda General scouting procedures – what to look for through the season Using traps for cranberry and cherry fruitworm ManagementContinue Reading
