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Food for Flea Beatles

  This is now the best time to start watching for flea beetle action in your young canola crops, as the tender cotyledons as like candy to those pesky little black insects. Flea beetle damage looks like little chew marks on the leaves; they will start to feed on...

Start checking for flea beetles

Despite a generally cool spring, flea beetles are starting to emerge in some parts of the prairies. The Canola Council of Canada (CCC) is advising canola growers to check their crops regularly since flea beetle feeding can reduce yield and lead to a longer flowering...