Meristem: Integrated Pest Management Index

Research unveils secrets to protect canola from lygus bug

Date posted: August 1, 2003

Three years of research by Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC) has confirmed lygus bug monitoring and control at canola's early pod-ripening stage best protects yields and avoids economic losses from the insect.

New facility at Lethbridge to dramatically boost biocontrol research

Date posted: July 4, 2003

A new multimillion dollar biocontainment facility at Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada's (AAFC) Lethbridge Research Centre will dramatically expand Canada's capacity for leading-edge biocontrol research.

Weevil to help cattle producers battle noxious weed hound’s-tongue
Date posted: September 30, 2002

Tiny wasps may help B.C. growers battle wine grape pest
Date posted: May 24, 2002

Wolbachia bacterium may boost livestock pest control
Date posted: May 24, 2002

Parasitic wasps help B.C. apple growers limit pesticide use
Date posted: January 16, 2002

Voracious beetles may boost pest control for growers across Canada
Date posted: January 16, 2002

Vinegar vapor may help B.C. fruit growers battle post-harvest decay
Date posted: January 16, 2002