The 2016 Year-in-Review from Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada’s (AAFC) Pest Management Centre (PMC) has been published.
In this newsletter you will find articles that highlight some areas of focus in 2016:
•Using beneficial insects to help farmers deal with aphids;
•Protecting brassica crops from insect damage with insect netting;
•Minor use trials on new crops – rice, quinoa and wasabi;
•Generating data to keep greenhouse workers safe;
•Hands-on training in good laboratory practice for PMC staff;
•Analytical chemistry challenges when supporting minor use submissions;
This newsletter also contains a message from the Pest Management Centre’s former Executive Director, Dr. Manjeet Sethi.
