This plan lists major pests, current management practices, critical needs, and efficacy ratings of pest-management tools in sweet cherry production. Practices are organized by growth stage, making it easier to plan year-round management practices.
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.
Keep weeds in your fields from becoming herbicide resistant by rotating among herbicides regularly. Learn how and why in this publication. Especially useful is a color-coded chart to help you distinguish among ...
Joan Campbell, Carole Smith, Andy Hulting, Donn Thill |
Oct 2015 |
Extension Catalog publicationPeer reviewed (Orange level)
Are pesticides hazardous? That's up to you! This publication outlines safe use, storage, and disposal of pesticides and provides links to more information from the Oregon Department of Environmental Quality and National Pesticide Information Center.
Pesticides can be effective in controlling pests, but they can also be dangerous to pets. This publication describes hazards to pets from use of molluscicides, insecticides aimed at fleas and ticks, rodenticides, ...
Pacific Northwest blueberry growers must identify and control a number of bacterial and fungal diseases in order to ensure the highest yields. Fortunately, only a few of the diseases that occur on highbush blueberry in this region cause significant losses when left unchecked.
Jay W. Pscheidt, Jerry Weiland |
Mar 2015 |
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Excessive summer irrigation of oak and madrone trees may promote fungal diseases such as the oak root fungus (aka armillaria root disease) and crown rot.
Air blast sprayers are one of the most common sprayer types used in specialty crop production. These machines are designed for heavy use on farms, and like all machinery, require regular attention to function ...
Brent Warneke, Jay W. Pscheidt, Lloyd Nackley |
Mar 2021 |
Extension Catalog publicationPeer reviewed (Orange level)
A brief guide for anyone living near a vineyard to understand the damaging effects that common herbicides can have on grapevines. With the Oregon grape industry growing rapidly near urban boundaries throughout the ...