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Oregon Integrated Pest Management Center (OIPMC)

The Oregon IPM Center promotes integrated pest management for Oregon and the Northwest region. Integrated pest management is a strategy that focuses on using creative techniques to battle pests. IPM strategies decrease dependence on pesticides as the main tool for battling insects, weeds and plant diseases. These long-term solutions work in harmony to defend against pests on farms, schools, homes, and anywhere pests can be a problem.

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IPM for Schools

Integrated Pest Management for Ants in Schools

Ant species are often beneficial in landscape settings. They aerate the soil, distribute seeds and play an important role in recycling organic matter. But the same ant species obtain pest status when found indoors. When finding ...

Tim Stock | Jan 2022 | OSU Extension Catalog Peer reviewed (Orange level)

Tips for Making Your School IPM Plan Complete

Oregon Integrated Pest Management coordinators and other school staff from Oregon school districts, education service districts, community colleges, private K-12 schools and federal Head Start programs collaborated to ...

Tim Stock, Alyssa Cain, Emily Braithwaite, Alec Kowalewski, Brian McDonald, Clint Mattox | Aug 2022 | Extension Catalog publication Peer reviewed (Orange level)

Integrated Pest Management for Ants in the Classroom

Ants invading school buildings is a commonly reported pest problem in the Pacific Northwest. Many ant species are remarkably capable of finding food and moisture and highly efficient at harvesting and transporting their precious ...

Tim Stock | Jan 2022 | OSU Extension Catalog Peer reviewed (Orange level)

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IPM Guides

2022 Pest Management Guide for Tree Fruits: Hood River, The Dalles, White Salmon, Rogue Valley

This guide provides tree fruit growers with the latest information on pesticides and herbicides for fruit trees. People who grow apples, pears and cherries can learn application rates and recommendations for each stage of tree growth.

Ashley Thompson, Rick Hilton, Achala KC, Marcelo Moretti, Jay Pscheidt, Nik Wiman, Andony Melathopoulos | Mar 2022 | OSU Extension Catalog Peer reviewed (Orange level)

2022 Pest Management Guide for Wine Grapes in Oregon

Learn the most effective techniques for controlling insects, weeds and disease on wine grapes in Oregon. This comprehensive publication for growers covers strategies for controlling powdery mildew, botrytis bunch rot and spider mites,...

Patricia A. Skinkis, Jay Pscheidt, Marcelo Moretti, Vaughn Walton, Achala KC, Clive Kaiser | Feb 2022 | OSU Extension Catalog Peer reviewed (Orange level)

2022 Hazelnut Pest Management Guide for the Willamette Valley

Learn how to control insects, weeds and disease during each stage of hazelnut growth. View the app version View diseases, pests and products by crop stage on a web-based app. Try the app

Nik Wiman, Jay Pscheidt, Marcelo Moretti | Apr 2022 | OSU Extension Catalog Peer reviewed (Orange level)

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2022 Pest Management Guide for Apples: Willamette Valley

By Nik Wiman Jay W. Pscheidt and Marcelo Moretti

Learn the latest recommendations for insect, mite and disease control in Willamette Valley apple orchards.

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Latest Resources

Measuring the Economic Impact of Pests and Pest Management on Oregon Hazelnuts

Insects, diseases, weeds and other pests all affect Oregon's hazelnut industry. The report analyzes real-world data on these impacts to inform producers' approaches to integrated pest management.

Katie Murray, Nik Wiman, Paul Jepson, Hang-Kwang Luh, Chris Hedstrom | Oct 2022 | OSU Extension Catalog Peer reviewed (Orange level)

Solve Pest Problems

Learn research-based, safe, and effective tactics for common garden and property pests and weeds. We provide non-chemical methods alongside the most effective and least toxic chemical options available, to reduce risk to people and the environment. Solve Pest Problems is a partnership between OSU and Oregon stakeholders to provide a user-friendly online resource to help urban and rural property managers to solve pest problems.

Weston Miller | Oct 2022 | Online resource Peer reviewed (Gray level)

Mysterious insects attacking my oak trees?

Q: I live in Beaverton, Oregon. All of the oak leaves seem to be turning brown and falling early this year. The backs of all the leaves falling have little black spots all over them and I see thousands of small bug ...

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New Extension website helps solve pest and disease problems

Solve Pest and Weed Problems focuses specifically on the Pacific Northwest and prioritizes low-risk approaches.

Kym Pokorny | Nov 10, 2022 | News story

OSU Extension set to release tiny wasp that targets destructive fruit fly

U.S. Department of Agriculture has permitted release of the wasp (Ganaspis brasiliensis), which attacks destructive spotted wing drosophla.

Kym Pokorny | Jun 6, 2022 | News story

Farm managers gain knowledge in OSU Extension’s virtual Coffee Hours

The Coffee Hour conversations attracted 37-61 people each week, including farmers who manage over 34,500 acres and agronomists who make crop management recommendations on over 209,000 acres.

Christy Tanner | May 2022 | Impact story

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Mysterious insects attacking my oak trees?

Q: I live in Beaverton, Oregon. All of the oak leaves seem to be turning brown and falling early this year. The backs of all the leaves falling have little black spots all over them and I see thousands of small bug ...

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