In this podcast, listen to Jocelyn Smith, research scientist for field crop pest management at the University of Guelph’s Ridgetown campus, share insights into various pests that can impact corn growers in eastern Canada, insect pests that are developing resistance to some Bt corn traits and what farmers can do to mitigate the threat.

In this podcast, listen to John Gavloski, an entomologist with Manitoba Agriculture and Rachel Evans, Technical Sales Manager for the eastern Prairies with FMC Canada, share their insights into the unique traits that make aphids a pest in many crops, weather conditions that can affect aphid populations, how beneficial insects can help control populations and the damage lygus bugs can cause and control methods to reduce populations.

In this podcast, listen to James Tansey, an entomologist with the Government of Saskatchewan and Rachel Evans, Technical Sales Manager for the eastern Prairies with FMC Canada, share their insights into weather conditions that influence grasshopper populations, the four grasshopper species that cause crop damage in western Canada and how to implement an ideal integrated pest management strategy.