Unidentified pest devastates already weakened wild rice crop in northern Sask.

Several harvesters around Lac La Ronge, Morin Lake and Pinehouse Lake in northern Saskatchewan say that when they began the first round of harvesting earlier this month, they discovered many kernels empty and small, worm-like creatures eating the plants.

Unidentified pest devastates already weakened wild rice crop in northern Sask.
Small worm-looking things crawling on wild rice stalks.

Several harvesters around Lac La Ronge, Morin Lake and Pinehouse Lake in northern Saskatchewan say that when they began the first round of harvesting earlier this month, they discovered many kernels empty and small, worm-like creatures eating the plants.