Canola Allies: Beneficial Bugs and how to look after them

Join Central West Local Land Services, Dr Sarina Macfadyen, CSIRO and colleagues from the Canola Allies Project for an informative webinar exploring how to create pest-suppressive landscapes and support beneficial insects in canola production systems.

This webinar is ideal for:

• farmers growing canola or farming within canola-dominated landscapes
• agronomists and agricultural advisors
• land managers interested in conserving beneficial insects and improving farm sustainability.

What you'll learn:

• practical, science-based integrated pest management (IPM) strategies
• how to optimise and manipulate habitats to conserve beneficial insects
• ways to enhance natural pest control and pollination services
• approaches to reducing pesticide reliance and managing pesticide resistance.

Why attend?

• improve pollination outcomes and crop resilience
• use natural ecosystem services to your advantage
• gain practical tools for long-term pest management
• learn from leading CSIRO researchers working at the forefront of beneficial insect conservation.

Whether you're looking to strengthen your IPM approach or better understand the role of beneficial insects in canola systems, this webinar will provide valuable, actionable insights for your farming business.

How to join: This webinar will be held on on Microsoft Teams. After registering, you will receive an email with a link and instructions on how to join the online webinar. Microsoft Teams is a free app on PC or phone. 

Contact: If you have questions you would like answered at the webinar, or have any other enquiries, please contact Eliza Thomas eliza.thomas@lls.nsw.gov.au or 0499 693 191.

This event is supported by Central West Local Land Services’ Sustainable Agriculture Facilitator. Sustainable Agriculture Facilitators are supported by the Australian Government through funding from the Natural Heritage Trust under the Climate-Smart Agriculture Program.  

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