Heather Stoven

Community Horticulture & Small Farms

Office Phone

Yamhill: 503-434-8910

Location

Yamhill County Extension

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Content by Heather Stoven

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Tips and Good Cultural Practices for Producing Healthy Transplants in the Greenhouse

For those who have access to a greenhouse, growing your own starts can give you a leg up on the growing season. However, growing in this environment often requires extra attentiveness and care due to...

By Heather Stoven

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New Pest of Brassicas in Oregon: Cabbage Whitefly

Two new species of whitefly have been found in Oregon recently which you may want to keep an eye out for: the ash whitefly and the cabbage whitefly. Ash whitefly has a broad host range, and is a...

By Heather Stoven

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Japanese Beetle: A Pest to Watch for in Oregon

Japanese beetle ( Popillia japonica ) is an insect exotic to the US, which has previously established throughout parts of the East Coast, Midwest and South. Although small numbers of beetles have been...

By Heather Stoven, Rachel Suits

News Story

Pot up some bulbs and dream of spring

Oct 14, 2017

Spring-blooming bulbs do great in containers

By Heather Stoven

Flea beetle infestation, lady bugs to the rescue?

We have a large infestation of flea beetles, centralized in our garden. There are millions of the beetles. We put 1000 ladybugs out last night. The garden is approximately 60x100 ft. Do we need more lady bugs or is there another approach to kill these beetles?

By Heather Stoven

OSU Extension Catalog

Japanese Beetles in Oregon

Japanese beetle (JB) is a destructive insect moving its way west across the U.S. It first arrived on the East Coast in 1916 and has since established throughout the eastern, midwestern, and southeastern United States. JB has recently been found in Washington County, Oregon. It is important that the...

By Gail Langellotto, Heather Stoven, Rachel Suits