Advances in the Biological Control of Field Crop Pests

Organizer(s)

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  Tyler Wist

  Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
  Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada
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  Hector Carcamo

  Senior Research Scientist
  Science and Technology Branch
  Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
  Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada

This symposium will highlight ongoing and recent research to implement biological control in cereals, oilseeds (canola), pulses and other field crops. Case studies will include the use of carabids to control weeds, generalist predators and parasitoids from classical to conservation biological control and industry awareness.

Presentations:

• 1:30 PM – 1:35 PM PT

  Introductory remarks
  

  Presenting Author: Tyler Wist – Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
• 1:35 PM – 2:05 PM PT

  Weed biocontrol by carabids – Lessons from two decades of research
  

  Presenting Author: Christian Willenborg – University of Saskatchewan

  Co-author: Sharavari Kulkarni – University of Alberta

  Co-author: Ali Khaldoun – University of Saskatchewan
• 2:05 PM – 2:25 PM PT

  Crop diversity effects on the abundance of cereal leaf beetle and the impact of its natural enemies
  

  Presenting Author: Alejandro Costamagna – University of Manitoba

  Co-Author: Arash Kheirodin – University of Georgia
• 2:25 PM – 2:45 PM PT

  Assessing alfalfa weevil parasitoid prevalence in alfalfa seed production fields in Alberta, Canada
  

  Presenting Author: Boyd A. Mori – University of Alberta

  Co-Author: Hector Carcamo – Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
• 2:45 PM – 3:05 PM PT

  Break
• 3:05 PM – 3:25 PM PT

  Voracity and natural enemy units of parasitoids in a cereal aphid system
  

  Presenting Author: Tyler Wist – Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
• 3:25 PM – 3:55 PM PT

  How loud is the natural enemy buzz in farmers fields? Raising awareness to improve conservation biocontrol in Western Canada
  

  Presenting Author: John Gavloski – Manitoba Agriculture

  Co-author: Jill Sauter – Synthesis Agri-Food Network

  Co-author: Jennifer Otani – Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada

  Co-author: Meghan Vankosky (she/her/hers) – Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada

  Co-Author: Tyler Wist – Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
• 3:55 PM – 4:25 PM PT

  Panel discussion