July 12, 2017

Canola Watch quiz: Sweep net contents

What’s in your sweep net? Take the quiz and test your insect scouting skills.

1. You're out sweep netting. You open up the net and find a bunch of these. What are they?

2. Are spray thresholds for the insect shown in question 1 based on sweep net counts?
3. You might find a few of these in the sweep net. What are they?

4. Are spray thresholds for the insect shown in question 3 based on sweep net counts?
5. What are these little bugs with the long nose?

6. Are spray thresholds for the insect shown in question 5 based on sweep net counts?

 

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