Search OSU Extension

Showing 141 - 150 of 214 results.

How do wildfires affect bees?

How do wildfires affect Oregon bees? Flames and heat can destroy their nests and smoke can disrupt their navigation abilities. But research shows they rebound strongly along with other flora and fauna after a fire.

Andony Melathopoulos, Brooke Edmunds, Jim Rivers | Sep 2020 | Article Peer reviewed (Gray level)

What are those 'worms' in my firewood?

You may have encountered white, segmented “worms” or grubs when chopping firewood and wondered what they were. Common questions include, did they kill my tree? And are they a danger to other trees? The quick answers are no, and no.

Jun 2018 | Article

True flies (order Diptera)

The benefits and blood-sucking details you need on flies from nine different families.

Jul 2018 | Article

Corn earworm management in hemp

The corn earworm can cause serious damage to outdoor hemp grown for smokable flower and CBD production in Oregon. Here's what hemp growers need to know to identify, monitor and control the corn earworm.

Govinda Shrestha | Aug 2022 | Article

How to help bees survive a heat wave

Extreme summer heat can pose a danger to bees. Although bees have ways to keep cool, many gardeners put out shallow trays of water and pebbles to help them. Does that help? Here's what the science says.

Andony Melathopoulos, Gail Langellotto | Jul 2021 | Article Peer reviewed (Gray level)

19 David Phipps – Golf Courses as Pollinator Habitat

David Phipps is considered one of the Northwest’s leaders in golf course environmental stewardship and innovation. While working as the superintendent at Stone Creek Golf, he received the GCSAA President’s Award for Environmental ...

Andony Melathopoulos | Aug 2017 | Podcast episode

118 – Rich Hatfield – Queen Quest

Oregon’s bumble bees are all hibernating. Mated bumble bee queen are known to winter in loose soil or leaf litter, but we don’t know much more beyond that. This week we talk with Rich Hatfield about a new community ...

Andony Melathopoulos | Nov 2019 | Podcast episode

75 Amy Cox – Eco-lawns and Pollinators

How can we ask not what greenspaces can do for us but what greenspaces can do for the environment? Portland-based Pro Time Lawn Seed was one of the first businesses to tackle this question, with the founder of the company...

Andony Melathopoulos | Nov 2018 | Podcast episode

Colorado Potato Beetle in the Columbia Basin

Oregon State University Crop and Soil Science Masters student Pahoua Yang focuses her research project on Colorado potato beetle, Leptinotarsa decemlineata. Her project is to determine baseline information for several commercial ...

Silvia I. Rondon, Pahoua Yang | Oct 2019 | Video Peer reviewed (Gray level)

45 Practicing Good Mason Bee Stewardship… The Bee Buddy Way

This week we are joined by Heath Keirstead and Jerry Paul from the Benton Soil and Water Conservation District (BSWCD). Heath is BSWCD’s Communication and Community Engagement Manager and Jerry has been involved with BSWCD as ...

Andony Melathopoulos | Mar 2018 | Podcast episode