Judy Peters

Some Manitobans are noticing a lot of beetles and moths these days. 

“There are some areas where there are a lot of the Asian lady beetles,” says entomologist John Gavloski with Manitoba Agriculture. “The boxelder bug, it would probably depend on what kind of trees are growing nearby. Areas where there are a lot of maple trees, particularly Manitoba Maple, you’d have more boxelder bugs. 

Summer officially ends with warm, rainy, and hazy conditions before the sunshine returns to welcome the beginning of fall. 

But Natalie Hasell with Environment Canada and Climate Change says that while some models indicate a dry weekend ahead, other models are showing something different. 

While the small family farm seems to be a thing of the past, the Germain Family Farm near Tolstoi continues to be self-staining and operated by family members 125 years since it was established. 

A special event took place over the weekend to recognize the Heritage Farm in the Rural Municipality of Franklin. 

STARS was called to an emergency scene on Monday afternoon on the Mantario Trail near West Hawk Lake.

While there are few details that can be given out at this time, STARS was able to provide a little bit of information about the mission. 

“We transported two patients from Mantario Trail to Big Whiteshell Lodge to rendezvous with EMS,” says a STARS spokesperson. “Both patients were medically stable.” 

Be prepared to deal with extreme heat this long weekend as a hot airmass is moving over Southern Manitoba today, with daytime highs reaching into the mid 30’s. 

Environment Canada issued a Heat Warning Saturday morning for much of southern Manitoba. 

If yellow jackets have become a pest for you, and if history is any indication, you might need to deal with them for a few more weeks. That is because once we get our killing frost, majority of the yellow jacket population will be wiped out. 

John Gavloski is an Entomologist with Manitoba Agriculture. He says now is the time of year when yellow jackets have more interaction with humans, and notes there is a good reason for that. 

After the ballots were counted on Sunday, MGEU announced that liquor workers (Locals 56-61) voted to accept the tentative agreement. 

The strike began on July 19th with a full walkout on August 8th. 

After the ballots were counted on Sunday, MGEU announced that liquor workers (Locals 56-61) voted to accept the tentative agreement. 

The strike began on July 19th with a full walkout on August 8th. 

If yellow jackets have become a pest for you, and if history is any indication, you might need to deal with them for a few more weeks. That is because once we get our killing frost, majority of the yellow jacket population will be wiped out. 

John Gavloski is an Entomologist with Manitoba Agriculture. He says now is the time of year when yellow jackets have more interaction with humans, and notes there is a good reason for that. 

If yellow jackets have become a pest for you, and if history is any indication, you might need to deal with them for a few more weeks. That is because once we get our killing frost, majority of the yellow jacket population will be wiped out. 

John Gavloski is an Entomologist with Manitoba Agriculture. He says now is the time of year when yellow jackets have more interaction with humans, and notes there is a good reason for that.