Clubroot and Crop Pests
The County of Vermilion River has the ideal climate to grow a variety of crops, including canola, barley, wheat, peas, corn, flax and additinal crops. Crops can be infected by diseases and insects that affect yields. The County of Vermilion River can provide advice to residents on identification and control methods and also enforce the Government of Alberta's Agricultural Pests Act and Regulation.
Types of Crop Pests:
CLUBROOT
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Clubroot is a serious soil-borne disease that commonly occurs in canola fields. Clubroot can spread easily and cause serious yeild losses to crops. The County of Vermilion River conducts annual clubroot inspections on canola fields to check for the presence of the disease.
If clubroot is found, producers will be contacted by the Agriculutral Fieldman to create a clubroot management plan that focuses on the preventtion of further spread and proper management of the disease which is outlined in The County's Management Plan Template.
For the latest update of clubroot in the county please see the 2021 Clubroot Survey Results and Information Sheet or click the below map for the interactive County of Vermilion River Clubroot Map that includes postive and negative inspections from 2017 - 2021.
Clubroot Management techniques
In addition to the above, Canola Council of Canada has a complete list of full resources on preventing clubroot, What's New with clubroot and the Clubroot Disease Cycle.
Clubroot is widespread throughout Alberta. Please see the Alberta Clubroot Map to see the rates of clubroot positive fields across the province.
Enhanced Clubroot Surveillance
Check out the Enhanced Clubroot Surveillance video at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M1fumPHpzFk&t=4s |
Blackleg |
Blackleg is a disease of canola that can cause significant yeild loss in susceptible varietys. Blackleg is also know as stem canker and normally impacts plants later in the growing season.
Blackleg produces lesions that are dirty, white and normally dotted with small black spots and all parts of the plant. The best way to manage Blackleg is to use an intergrated approach:
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Fusarim Head Blight |
Fusarium head blight (FHB) is a fungal disease of cereal crops that affects kernel development. FHB has a wide host range that includes all small grain cereal crops (wheat, barley, oat, rye, triticale), corn and many wild and tame grass species. The most common cause of FHB is the fungus Fusarium graminearum.
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