The fight against Japanese beetle in BC has expanded. A federal order has expanded the areas regulated to limit the spread of Japanese beetle, which was discovered in new areas of the Lower Mainland last year. The regulated area in Vancouver now extends west to Bleinheim Street and south to 49th Avenue. This responds to …
Japanese beetle
Japanese beetle spreads
The consortium fighting Japanese beetle in BC found fewer of the emerald-coloured pest last year, but detections occurred at more sites than in the past. According to the Canadian Food Inspection Agency, 79 individuals were caught in a total of 2,790 traps as part of survey efforts in 2021. This was down from 214 captures …
Japanese beetle spreads
The discovery of a small number of Japanese beetles in south Vancouver and Burnaby have prompted renewed calls for vigilance and precautions on the part of industry and the public. Since the pest’s discovery near False Creek in Vancouver in 2017, the BC Landscape and Nursery Association has been part of a coordinated response by …
Vegetable growers lose key product
Lower Mainland vegetable growers will face a tougher time controlling key pests come 2023 as a result of the federal Pest Management Regulatory Agency’s cancellation of the registration for chlorpyrifos, a non-systemic organphosphate critical to the control of wireworm and other pests in BC. Re-evaluation of the chemical, the active agent in formulations of Lorsban …