Objectives for better flea beetle management
Flea beetles are the pest of greatest economic risk to canola production, according to the 2022 Canola Council of Canada survey of canola growers. With more striped species, which emerge earlier in the spring and seem more tolerant of common seed treatments, and with spring weather conditions that challenge rapid crop emergence, flea beetle damage seems worse than ever.
Keith Gabert an agronomy specialist and insect management lead for the Canola Council of Canada shared some key information for producers.
Canola growers have two major objectives to reduce the risk.