Integrated pest management

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 ...

Tim Stock, Dawn Gouge | 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 | OSU Extension Catalog Peer reviewed (Orange level)

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IPM Guides

Pest management guide for tree fruits: Hood River, The Dalles, White Salmon, Rogue Valley, Umatilla County

This annual 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 W. Pscheidt, Nik Wiman, Christopher Adams, Andony Melathopoulos, Cody Copp, Niall Millar | Jan 2025 | OSU Extension Catalog Peer reviewed (Orange level)

Pest management guide for wine grapes in Oregon

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

Patricia A. Skinkis, Jay W. Pscheidt, Achala KC, Marcelo Moretti, Vaughn Walton, Cody Copp | Feb 2025 | OSU Extension Catalog Peer reviewed (Orange level)

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 W. Pscheidt, Marcelo Moretti | Apr 2023 | 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

Biofumigation cover crops: Enhancing soil health and combating pests

Biofumigation is an alternative to chemical fumigation of crops. Cover crops such as mustard, canola and oilseed radish control pests, disease and weeds. Learn how these crops can preserve soil health.

Udayakumar Sekaran, Karthik Karuppanan, Vigneshwaran Raja, Jemila Chellappa, Ruijun (Ray) Qin, Joel Felix | Jun 2025 | OSU Extension Catalog Peer reviewed (Gray level)

Integrated Management of Feral Rye in Winter Wheat

Feral rye is a troublesome weed in winter wheat production in the low- and intermediate-rainfall zones of Eastern Washington and Oregon and Southern Idaho. Learn how to manage feral rye in your crop.

Drew J. Lyon, Judit Barroso, Joan M. Campbell | Apr 2025 | OSU Extension Catalog Peer reviewed (Orange level)

Pest management schedules for fruit trees in Eastern Oregon

What do you need to do when to protect against diseases and insect pests for your apple, cherry and stone fruit trees? We have the answers for people who live in Eastern Oregon.

Cody Copp | Mar 2025 | OSU Extension Catalog Peer reviewed (Orange level)

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Latest News

Oregon IPM Center leads the way to better pest management

The center’s strategies have been adopted by farmers and certification programs.

Silvia I. Rondon | May 2025 | Impact story

Solve Pest Problems website gives gardeners solutions

Solve Pest Problems provides Oregon gardeners with easy access to research-based solutions for common pest and disease issues, helping them manage their gardens more effectively and safely.

Signe Danler | Feb 2025 | Impact story

OSU Extension collaborates with Oregon IPM Center to answer pest management questions

The center focuses on discoveries and new thinking related to sustainable agriculture and integrated pest management.

Francesca Lear | Jan 9, 2025 | News story

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