1. Grasshoppers are feeding on crops in some parts of the Prairies. Within the population of grasshoppers are a lot of species (grasshoppers and lookalikes) that do not actually eat much crop and are not considered pests. What is the hopper in this photo?

2. This is a dead bertha armyworm. What killed it?

3. Tyler Wist, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada insect specialist, shared this pod on a tour last week and asked why it was unusual. Why is it unusual?

 

4. What happened to these seeds?

5. What is this?