Eliott Gloeb

Western Boxelder Bug Feeding Damage in Pear

In pear fruit, injury from boxelder bug feeding looks nearly identical to damage caused by the invasive brown marmorated stink bug. Learn how to tell which bug caused feeding damage to your pears.

Eliott Gloeb, Christopher Adams, Maggie Freeman, Ashley Thompson | Dec 2023 | OSU Extension Catalog Peer reviewed (Orange level)

Picking and storing apples and pears

For the best apples and pears, home orchardists and small farmers pick fruit at optimum maturity. Apples and pears harvested at the right time taste better than fruit picked at other times. They store better, ...

Ashley Thompson, Kelsey Galimba, Eliott Gloeb | Dec 2022 | OSU Extension Catalog Peer reviewed (Orange level)