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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 ...

Tim Stock, Dawn Gouge | Jan 2022 | Extension Catalog publication 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)

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IPM Guides

2023 Pest Management Guide for Tree Fruits: Hood River, The Dalles, White Salmon, Rogue Valley, Umatilla County

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 W. Pscheidt, Nik Wiman, Christopher Adams, Andony Melathopoulos, Cody Copp | Jan 2023 | Extension Catalog publication Peer reviewed (Orange level)

2023 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 ...

Patricia A. Skinkis, Jay W. Pscheidt, Achala KC, Marcelo Moretti, Vaughn Walton, Cody Copp | Feb 2023 | Extension Catalog publication Peer reviewed (Orange level)

2023 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 | Extension Catalog publication 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

Using IPM - Five types of Biological Controls

In an integrated pest management (IPM) system, biological controls might include predatory or parasitic insects, bacteria or fungi, and biopesticides. The huge biocontrol arsenal contains both tools forpurchase and some that can be ...

Nicole Sanchez | Jan 2020 | Article

Using IPM - Five thoughts on cultural controls

In an Integrated Pest Management (IPM) approach to gardening, cultural controls include a wide range of gardening activities associated with the care of plants- the plant “culture”. Thinking of their gardens in terms of plant ...

Nicole Sanchez | Jan 2020 | Article

Five integrated pest management control strategies

Integrated Pest Management (IPM) is an ecosystem based approach to insect and disease management. IPM seeks to create garden and farm environments conducive to healthy plant development and beneficial insects, and less hospitable to...

Nicole Sanchez | Aug 2019 | Article

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Latest News

OSU researchers race the clock to study alternatives to banned pesticide

Since 2020, a statewide research team has been investigating alternatives to chlorpyrifos, which is being phased out at the end of 2023 and targets persistent insects affecting more than 40 specialty crops that help drive Oregon’s economy.

Kym Pokorny | Oct 11, 2023 | News story

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 11, 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

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