I’ll be at Dowerin Machinery Field Days on the 29th with The UWA Institute of Agriculture in the DPIRDWA shed! Let’s chat about studying Ag postgrad, GRDC research scholarship and insects! 🔬🐛

How common is it to have canola seed rejected by CBH Group for insects? I’m especially interested in if adult ladybird beetles 🐞 have ever been the culprit? #AskX

Hot off the press! 🔥 The UWA Institute of Agriculture's Annual Research Report 2023 is out today! Read online now: uwa.edu.au/institutes/ins…✨ @uwaresearch in #agriculture made huge strides last year, culminating in >297 journal articles & book chapters. Read the UWA article: uwa.edu.au/news/article/2…

I had a great time at Dowerin with The UWA Institute of Agriculture showing everyone natural enemies of DBM in canola, including the very tiny 0.5mm moth egg parasitoid wasps! Thanks Dowerin Machinery Field Days UWA SAgE GRDC West DPIRD Broadacre - WA Grains & Livestock for your support 🐞

This canola paddock surprised me yesterday, the masses of cabbage aphids from last fortnight are now affected by aphid fungal disease or have become parasitoid mummies. Many aphid parasitoid wasps in crop and sweeps. Will continue to monitor #anectodeonly #PestFactsWA GRDC West

The The UWA Institute of Agriculture Dowerin Dream Team wrapped up Dowerin Machinery Field Days today with tractor-loads of energy & enthusiasm for ag-related @uwaresearch ❤️ There was huge interest in UWA SAgE PhD Amber BC’s interactive display feat. natural enemies of the DB moth 🐛 linkedin.com/posts/uwa-ioa_…

If snails are an issue for you along the Southcoast of WA have I got good news for you! Dr Kym Perry and Dr Kate Muirhead Australia’s snails experts from SA are jumping in the car with me starting the 10th of September! GRDC West be great to see you along the way!

DBM numbers have increased over 2 weeks at the Northam insecticide free paddock from 2 DBM to 26 DBM per 10 sweeps. Still below control threshold but will monitor. Chewing damage present on some buds. #PestFactsWA GRDC West The UWA Institute of Agriculture DPIRD Broadacre - WA Grains & Livestock

Really surprised by how many native bees I found in sweeps in the DPIRD Broadacre - WA Grains & Livestock Northam canola, a few species present. Not my research area but still cool 🐝

#AskX I found a heap of these native fly species in sweeps of canola near Cunderdin 🇦🇺. Any fly guys & gals know if they are predatory or just pollinators? iNat says Hilara sp. Dagger flies 🪰 Australian Entomological Society Fly School Dr Erica McAlister

PARAQUAT & DIQUAT UPDATE WEBINAR: GPSA is hosting a webinar to provide an update to grain producers on the recent APVMA proposed decision on paraquat and diquat and next steps. We will have speakers from GPSA, GPA, GGL & GRDC on the webinar at 10am 6 Sep. shorturl.at/jDCY3

Patterson’s curse Crown boring weevil adult and larvae. I have seen quite a few around this year! Introduced in 1993 by DPIRDWA for biological weed control.

Field sampling and spray threshold algorithms calculated for you in the CropScout app. Modules available for canola aphids and sweep netting in canola and pulses 📲 bit.ly/cropscout🐛DPIRD Broadacre - WA Grains & Livestock

The ol’ “bon-net” sampling method 😆🐛

Very variable DBM sweep numbers across this paddock near York, from 2 to 45 DBM per 10 sweeps. Seems like higher numbers where there was earlier emergence. Lots of natural enemies around as well 🐞 The UWA Institute of Agriculture GRDC West DPIRD Broadacre - WA Grains & Livestock

The Pastures from Space tool can be used to identify your feed on offer, compare to previous years and help predict feed on offer for the rest of the season. Search your PIC to check out how your property is tracking 🌏 pasturesfromspace.dpird.wa.gov.au/#/map

How easy would it be to make some sort of app that automatically identifies and counts DBM larvae in sweeps 🐛 Asking for a friend 😂😂 #PestFactsWA GRDC West Christiaan Valentine

Dedicated mob for Andrew_Fletcher’s talk Liebe Group spring field day. No UAN when sowing canola had higher establishment rate 🌼 GRDC

Interesting questions around insect pressure and seed size when sowing canola early 🌱 Liebe Group Spring Field Day GRDC

Hoverfly pupa stick out like dog balls 😅 and are a great sign of natural enemy activity in the crop! Hoverfly larva are predators of aphids and small caterpillars GRDC West The UWA Institute of Agriculture