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Mary Corp

Regional Administrator-Columbia Plateau Region

Office Phone
Umatilla: 541-278-5403; Columbia Basin Ag & Res Cntr: 541-278-4415
Location
Columbia Basin Agricultural Research Center
Gilliam County Extension
Morrow County Extension
Umatilla County Extension

Biography

Mary is a Professor with Oregon State University Department of Crop and Soil Science and has been with OSU since 1998. She serves as the OSU Outreach and Engagement Regional Administrator for Umatilla, Morrow, and Gilliam counties in the Upper Columbia Basin. In addition to administrative duties, Mary is involved in Dryland Cropping Systems research and Extension work for the Columbia Basin in Oregon. Her work focuses on soil conservation, variety selection, insect pests and weeds in small grains. She also leads the training and coordination of the OSU Master Gardener program in the area.

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Content by Mary Corp

Educational Document

Pinning and Labeling Insects

The proper way to pin an insect depends on the type of insect that you have collected.

By Mary Corp, Silvia Rondon

Article

Preserving Insects and Related Arthropods

There are many methods and materials used depending on the type of insect and the purpose and size of the collection. The key to long-term success in making a collection is attention to detail and organization while selecting the proper methods of preservation.

By Mary Corp, Silvia Rondon

Article

Lawn Watering Guide for Eastern Oregon

During the summer, nearly half of all residential water in Oregon is used to irrigate landscape areas around homes. A significant reduction in water use can occur by using efficient water ways to maintain our lawns and gardens. The Lawn Watering Guide offers suggestions to gain efficiency while maintaining an attractive lawn

By Mary Corp

OSU Extension Catalog

Integrated Pest Management: How to Identify a Plant or Weed

This video demonstrates the best ways to identify a plant or weed. It covers the process of photographing and collecting the plant and then how to narrow down and establish the plant's category. It explains how to use a field guide and a dichotomous key to identify a plant.

By Mary Corp, Stuart Reitz, Silvia Rondon

OSU Extension Catalog

Integrated Pest Management: Using A Plant Press

Preserving plant specimens is the best way to identify plants by their characteristics at a later period of time. It is always best (if possible) to collect the entire plant specimen at peak production, so you have included the roots, flowers and potentially the seeds of the plant. This video...

By Mary Corp, Stuart Reitz, Silvia Rondon

OSU Extension Catalog

Integrated Pest Management: Pest Management Integration

This video explores Integrated Pest Management (IPM) as an approach to protecting your crop from insects, weeds and plant pathogens. IPM uses multiple tactics to manage a particular pest and takes into consideration how management of one pest may affect management of other pests.

By Mary Corp, Stuart Reitz, Silvia Rondon

OSU Extension Catalog

Integrated Pest Management: Monitoring Diseases In The Field

This video explains how to do field scouting for diseases and vectors by walking through a field and observing a number of locations. Diseases can reduce the yield and nutritional quality of crops., and vectors — organisms that transmit pathogens that cause diseases — can also threaten crops....

By Mary Corp, Stuart Reitz, Silvia Rondon

OSU Extension Catalog

Integrated Pest Management: Detecting Plant Diseases in the Lab

This video describes how the Hermiston Agricultural Research and Extension Center examines plant disease samples to determine pathogens and plant diseases. Once the problem is identified, the lab recommends treatment and control methods.

By Mary Corp, Stuart Reitz, Silvia Rondon