Elm Bark Beetle

• City of Winnipeg gearing up for elm bark beetle control program

  Weather permitting, Winnipeg said an elm bark beetle control program will kickstart this Sunday in four Insect Management areas to slow the spread of Dutch Elm Disease.

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  Sep 15, 2023
  
• First Dutch elm cases of the season discovered in Regina

  There are currently five confirmed cases of Dutch elm disease in Regina, and one tree was taken down in Victoria Park Friday in an effort to contain the disease.

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  Jul 15, 2022
  
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• ReLeaf Program in full swing as Winnipeg crews continue to battle elm bark beetle

  A local non-profit says Winnipeggers are buying up its trees in record numbers, as the city gets set to continue treating for elm bark beetle, the carrier of Dutch Elm Disease.

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  Sep 25, 2021
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• City of Regina confirms first 3 Dutch elm disease cases of 2021

  Regina has confirmed the year’s first three cases of Dutch elm disease. An additional three trees are being tested with results pending.

  Canada

  Jul 14, 2021
• Tree tests positive for Dutch elm disease in Saskatoon park

  Starting Tuesday, crews will begin removing a tree infected with Dutch elm disease from Leif Erickson Park in Saskatoon.

  Canada

  Jul 12, 2021
• Over 13 tonnes of elm firewood removed from Saskatoon properties

  City of Saskatoon officials said several instances were found where wood was moved from elsewhere with the elm bark beetle active in the wood.

  Canada

  Oct 9, 2020
• Dutch elm disease confirmed in Saskatoon’s Montgomery Place neighbourhood

  The City of Saskatoon said an elm sample sent to the provincial lab from a tree in Montgomery Place has tested positive for Dutch elm disease.

  Canada

  Sep 15, 2020
• Fight against Dutch elm disease by keeping trees healthy in Saskatchewan

  Saskatchewan home and property owners can start pruning their elm trees again as the annual pruning ban has ended.

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  Sep 3, 2019
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• ‘We’ve had zero mosquitoes’: City talks mosquito surveys, problem pests

  At the City of Regina's first 'City Buzz' event of the year, they highlighted early mosquito findings (and the dangers of bringing firewood in from out of province.

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  May 14, 2019
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• Saskatchewan’s annual elm tree pruning ban starts April 1

  It is illegal to prune elm trees in Saskatchewan from April 1 to Aug. 31 every year.

  Environment

  Mar 25, 2019