Piecing together the pest puzzle

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Imagine a giant jigsaw puzzle you can never fully solve because the pieces are always changing shape. That's an apt comparison to the challenges faced by farmers in Oregon, who face ongoing threats from invasive species. Read the full story in Oregon's Agricultural Progress magazine.

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Piecing together the pest puzzle (in English)

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Are my pesticides harmful to pollinators?

Integrated Pest Management Strategic Plan for Hazelnuts in Oregon and Washington

Integrated Pest Management for Potatoes in Oregon, Washington and Idaho

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Corn earworm management in hemp

The PAMS approach to integrated pest management

Management of powdery mildew on hemp in the Pacific Northwest

Wilt diseases in hemp and their management in the Pacific Northwest

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How to use herbicides to safely control weeds on farms

How to recognize and manage spider mites in the home garden

Monitoring diseases in the field (in English)

Hazelnut IPM

Vineyard IPM - Rick Hilton (in English)

IPM Downy Brome (in English)

IPM Field Disease Diagnosis (in English)

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