John is an entomologist with Manitoba Agriculture based out of Carman. He conducts monitoring programs for some of the more common insect pests of crops, and provides information on insects, both beneficial and potential pests, to farmers, agronomists and those working in agriculture. John does numerous presentations and information updates for agronomists and farmers, and co-produces a weekly Manitoba Crop Pest Update during the spring and summer. He has worked for Manitoba Agriculture since 1997.
John has a bachelor’s degree in environmental biology and a M. Sc. in entomology from the University of Guelph, and completed his Ph.D. in the department of entomology at the University of Manitoba.
Aside from entomology, John also enjoys cycling and observing almost any type of wildlife.
In this presentation, John will discuss a weevil that has started to show up in low levels in canola in Manitoba over the past few years, and a beetle and fly that are pests of canola in other areas of Canada, but have not yet been found in Manitoba.