Navneet Kaur

she/her/hers

Associate Professor, Crop and Soil Science

Contact for insect pest management related question in field crops

541-737-5884
[email protected]

Expertise: Field crops , Insects , Integrated pest management

Links: Crop and Soil Science Extension Entomology , Field Crops Entomology Program

Department/Unit: Crop and Soil Science - Crops Unit

Biography

Dr. Navneet Kaur is an Associate Professor and Extension Entomologist at the Oregon State University. Dr. Kaur has statewide extension and applied research responsibilities, primarily focusing on insect pest management in field crops in Oregon. She is the editor in chief for the Pacific Northwest Insect Management Handbook, one of the widely used resources for practical insect pest management in the PNW region. Her extension and research program's focus will be to provide up-to-date, research-based information to Oregon growers on effective and sustainable IPM practices.

Content by Navneet Kaur

OSU-USDA research leads to change in clover seed weevil management

Growers adopt new strategy to combat resistant pest.

Christy Tanner, Navneet Kaur | Feb 2026 | Impact story

PNW Insect Management Handbook

Covers pesticide safety and toxicity, protecting bees, adjuvants, mixing tables, calibration and biological control. Other sections cover a wide variety of agricultural and nonagricultural products such as commercial ...

Navneet Kaur | May 2025 | OSU Extension Catalog Peer reviewed (Orange level)

Management Guidelines for the Clover Seed Weevil in Oregon White Clover Seed Production

Clover seed weevils feed on developing white clover seed, damaging the crop. This pest has become resistant to certain pesticides. Learn alternate management strategies.

Navneet Kaur, Grace Tiwari, Nicole Anderson, Dani Lightle, Christy Tanner, Seth Dorman | Jul 2024 | OSU Extension Catalog Peer reviewed (Orange level)

Billbug Species Complex in Grass Seed Production Systems of Oregon: Characteristics, Impact and Management Options

Billbugs are pests you may see in turf grasses or in grass seed production. Learn the characteristics of billbug feeding damage, their impact on grass seed crops and effective management strategies.

Navneet Kaur, Nicole Anderson, Darrin Walenta, Brian Donovan, Alison Willette, John Spring, Claira Goracke, Jeremiah Dung | May 2024 | OSU Extension Catalog Peer reviewed (Orange level)

Integrated Pest Management Guidelines and Biocontrol of Cereal Leaf Beetle in the Pacific Northwest

For years, a small wasp has helped control the cereal leaf beetle, a pest of grass and cereal grains. But now beetle numbers are climbing. Here are some options to reduce this pest's impact on crops.

Darrin Walenta, Navneet Kaur, Nicole Anderson, Seth Dorman, Alison Willette, Claira Goracke, Sanford Eigenbrode, Brian Charlton | Jan 2024 | OSU Extension Catalog Peer reviewed (Orange level)

Omnivorous leaftier: A ubiquitous and often minor pest of small grains and other seed crops of Western Oregon

The omnivorous leaftier is a minor but widespread pest in Western Oregon, affecting grains and seed crops. Study how its life cycle and management strategies can help protect your crops.

Navneet Kaur, Leonard Coop, Jessica Green, Bill Gerth, Nicole Anderson, Glenn Fisher | Nov 2024 | OSU Extension Catalog Peer reviewed (Gray level)

Invertebrate pest management for Pacific Northwest pastures

Explore effective strategies to safeguard the ecological and economic benefits of pastures from arthropods and gastropods in the Pacific Northwest.

Amy J. Dreves, Navneet Kaur, Mylen Bohle, David Hannaway, Glenn Fisher, Silvia I. Rondon | Nov 2024 | OSU Extension Catalog Peer reviewed (Orange level)

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