A random yellowed pea plant amongst healthy green ones near Roblin. When pulled, it came out easily and, upon closer inspection, showed the root had rotted away. At this point, to know exactly what caused the root rot, the sample would have to be sent to a lab for analysis.
Sweeping for pea aphids near Strathclair, and finding none to three aphids per 10 sweeps but found 8-10 adult pea leaf weevils in the net. Also found notching on leaves higher up on pea plants indicating that the next generation of adults is now laying their larvae in the soil.
Overall seeing very little disease in the pea crops in 2025, but a few random plants have symptoms of bacterial blight, grey mould and downy mildew have been noted.
Leaf miner on pea leaves. The damage is the result of leaf miners that feed between the layers in the leaf. The miners are larvae and by the time the damage is noticed, these insects are often gone from pea fields. Damage they cause does not result in yield loss.
Leaf Miners in Pea | Saskatchewan Pulse Growers
Uneven maturity due to soil moisture and texture characteristics in this field demonstrate the location of low spots that held soil moisture resulting in crop that is greener and the rest of the field which is maturing more quickly making desiccation timing a challenge.
