entomology News Archive
Faculty of Agricultural and Food Sciences
The Western Producer: Tick research from the University of Manitoba focuses on insects and testing
October 21, 2025 —
Manitoba researchers are looking into the effects of tick and fly disease in cattle
Faculty of Agricultural and Food Sciences
Manitoba Co-operator – Manitoba tick study focuses on testing, other carriers for anaplasmosis
September 15, 2025 —
University of Manitoba researchers look into effects of tick and fly diseases in cattle, seek ranchers to participate
Faculty of Agricultural and Food Sciences
CBC Manitoba: The benefits of having wasps buzzing around your backyard
August 6, 2025 —
The benefits of having wasps buzzing around your backyard
Faculty of Agricultural and Food Sciences
CBC Manitoba: What’s Bugging You? A Summer Look at Insects in Manitoba
August 6, 2025 —
What’s Bugging You? A Summer Look at Insects in Manitoba
Garden heroes, small and mighty
July 29, 2025 —
When it comes to gardening, biodiversity and pest control, sometimes it’s best to do less! These intrepid insects benefit your soil and keep your garden healthy.
Faculty of Agricultural and Food Sciences
CBC Manitoba: Talking Bugs: What’s Emerging This Season and How to Protect Them
May 8, 2025 —
Talking Bugs: What's Emerging This Season and How to Protect Them
Faculty of Agricultural and Food Sciences
CTV Winnipeg: Manitoba tick season is here. How to protect yourself from the pesky pests
May 5, 2025 —
Manitoba tick season is here. How to protect yourself from the pesky pests
Faculty of Agricultural and Food Sciences
CBC Manitoba: Canadian honey farmers fear sting of China’s canola tariffs
April 21, 2025 —
Tariffs could discourage planting of canola, a food source for bees
Faculty of Agricultural and Food Sciences
NOW Toronto: GTA woman finds cockroach floating in her Tim Hortons coffee, bug expert warns of health risks
March 18, 2025 —
An entomology professor says that cockroaches carry several gastrointestinal illnesses after a Markham woman discovered one in her iced coffee from Tim Hortons.
Faculty of Agricultural and Food Sciences
Cattle Country: University of Manitoba entomologists are investigating bovine anaplasmosis transmission in cattle
March 1, 2025 —
Horse flies and deer flies, commonly known as bulldogs, belong to a family of biting flies named Tabanidae. There are thousands of species worldwide, with about 150 in Canada, and approximately 25 different species found in Manitoba.