The Prairie Pest Monitoring Network Report shows flea beetles are still out there.

Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada's Field Crop Entomologist Dr Meghan Vankosky says farmers should be busy scouting for insects.

"Flea beetles are still out there, but most canola is past the damage stage and patchy reports of cutworm damage are still coming in from Alberta."

She says grasshoppers are going to be an issue across the prairies.

"The further south we go, I think the denser the populations are getting. That's certainly what we saw during the survey last year. So if you're in an area where the densities were quite high last year, and you can find our map on the Prairie Pest Monitoring Network website from the 2022 grasshopper survey. Those do seem to be the areas where we're seeing higher densities so far this spring and early summer."

Pheromone traps are out across the prairies for bertha armyworms and diamondback moths.

She notes in some areas, more so in Manitoba, some of the trap catches are getting a little high, but they are still in that low-risk category.

To check out the latest edition of the Prairie Pest Monitoring Network click here.

To hear Glenda-Lee's conversation with Dr Meghan Vankosky click on the link below.