Canola School: Lygus Bug Feeding on the Plant

by

CanolaSchool logoThe lygus bug is a pest that continues to be a problem for farmers in the west.  The need to scout the bug is from bolting on through the crop cycle.  The lygus bug can cause significant yield loss and damage to the canola plant.  In the early flowering period it can be easy to identify lygus feeding so that you are on top of your pest scouting.

SEE MORE EPISODES OF THE CANOLA SCHOOL

In this episode of the Canola School, Troy Profosky from the Canola Council demonstrates lygus bug feeding in the field.  Troy pinpoints what the feeding looks like and how farmers need to deal with the pest.

If you cannot see the below embedded video, Click Here

Wake up with RealAgriculture

Subscribe to our daily newsletters to keep you up-to-date with our latest coverage every morning.

Sign Up
More Options

Wake up with RealAgriculture

Categories: Canola / Canola Disease, Weeds & Insects / Canola School / Video / Western Canada
Tags: /

Related

Other Episodes

Canola School (view all)Season 2 (2010) Episode 9
Episodes:

Shaun Haney

In 2008, I started RealAgriculture.com as a hobby that has turned into a dream come true. Getting a chance to see agriculture across Canada, talking to farmers involved in all facets of agriculture makes me a very lucky person. Along with writing for RealAgriculture.com, I also host RealAg Radio on Rural Radio 147 every weekday at 4:30pm est. @shaunhaney

Trending

Agronomy Geeks West — Ep.16: The Ins and Outs of Intercropping

I've seen my share of unintentional intercrop — lentils and mustard that just HAD to grow together, I guess (I call that one 'lustard') — but did you know there may be very profitable reasons to intentionally grow two crops on the same land in the same year? While intercropping is not rare on a…

Read more »

Please register to read and comment.

 

Register for a RealAgriculture account to manage your Shortcut menu instead of the default.

Register