Pesticide

• Winnipeg starts mosquito program, continues drone pilot project

  Although mosquitoes breed and hatch in standing water, crews don't have to wait for more rain to start applying the larvicide.

  Canada

  Apr 30
  
• Hot, dry conditions ideal for boxelder bug infestations

  The past two seasons of hot, dry conditions are causing Manitoba maples to propagate, attracting the boxelder bugs.

  Canada

  Oct 4, 2023
  
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• New Brunswick group drops attempt to eradicate invasive fish in Miramichi watershed

  A controversial program to use a pesticide to get rid of invasive smallmouth bass in New Brunswick's Miramichi watershed is being abandoned.

  Canada

  Sep 29, 2023
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• Signs of early success after pesticide used against invasive species in N.S. lake

  The pesticide was released to rid a 52-hectare lake in eastern Nova Scotia of invasive smallmouth bass that threatened the native brook trout in nearby rivers.

  Canada

  Aug 24, 2023
• Health Canada pest control adviser steps down, says regulation ‘obsolete

  The committee gives Health Canada independent scientific advice on the health and environmental risks of pesticides, and does evaluations for new products and reviews.

  Canada

  Jul 17, 2023
• Winnipeg to start spraying for tent caterpillars this weekend

  The city will be spraying boulevards, city-owned parks and cemeteries. Daily inspections will determine where areas of priority are.

  Canada

  May 26, 2023
• Pesticide used in attempt to eradicate invasive fish species in Nova Scotia lake

  The eradication project follows another at Piper Lake in the province's Pictou County that was carried out in October 2020.

  Environment

  Sep 13, 2022
• Quebec and Latin American scientists working to save strawberry fields from deadly bug

  A new insect has arrived in Canada and it's beginning to spread a harmful disease within Quebec's strawberry crops, compromising the future of the queen of berries.

  Canada

  Sep 6, 2022
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• New Brunswick cottagers get court order blocking fish eradication in Miramichi area

  A controversial plan to use a pesticide to get rid of invasive smallmouth bass in New Brunswick's Miramichi watershed is now on legal hold.

  Canada

  Aug 10, 2022
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• Edmonton committee considers ban on cosmetic pesticides on public, private property

  Sixteen speakers signed up to weigh in on the issue at the Community and Public Services Committee meeting at city hall.

  Environment

  Aug 8, 2022