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Biocontrol of Spotted-wing Drosophila

Multiple biological control agents target SWD, including predators, parasitoids, nematodes and microorganisms such as fungi and bacteria. Predators ambush and eat SWD, removing a substantial portion of them from the production system.

Marco Rossi-Stacconi, Linda Brewer, Elizabeth Miller, Daniel Dalton, Jana Lee, Kyoo Park, Ferdinand Pfab, Vaughn Walton, Cherre Bezerra Da Silva | Dec 2019 | Extension Catalog publication Peer reviewed (Orange level)

How OSU Extension Forestry connects in our communities

How Extension teaches best practices that enhance the soil, air and water quality, and how the program is important to family and community success.

Mary Stewart, Neil Bell, Michael Calcagno | May 2018 | Video

Drought driving more yellowjackets into backyards this year

If nests are not in a highly trafficked area, the best practice is to leave them alone.

Kym Pokorny | Aug 6, 2018 | News story

Strategies for maintaining healthy forests in western Oregon

While relatively healthy, forests in western Oregon face threats from climate stress, insects and disease. Here's a look at forest management strategies to cope with those threats and keep the state's forests healthy.

Glenn Ahrens | Apr 2020 | Article

Grow your own cucumbers

An article from 1997 on how to grow your own cucumbers.

Bill Mansour | Jul 1997 | Article

Oregon Forest Pest Detector Pest Watch Bronze Birch Borer (BBB) | Monitoreo y Detección de Plagas Forestales en Oregon Barrenador del Abedul Bronce (BBB)

This is a bilingual publication (English and Spanish) for landscape workers and the public to help them protect Oregon birch trees from this damaging pest. Includes insect identification, host plants, signs and ...

Brandy Saffell, Nicole Sanchez, Dan Leavell | Apr 2018 | Extension Catalog publication Peer reviewed (Orange level)

Japanese beetle: A pest to watch for in Oregon

The Japanese beetle is an invasive pest that has established itself in parts of the US. In 2016, a breeding population was found in Oregon, which triggered an eradication effort and a call to report sightings.

Heather Stoven, Rachel Suits | Oct 2017 | Article

Omnivorous Leaftier A ubiquitous and often minor pest of small grains and other seed crops of Western Oregon

The omnivorous leaftier has a wide host range and is known to cause damage to species from more than 20 plant families. Native parasitoid wasps manage this pest in natural and cropland settings. The first ...

Navneet Kaur, Leonard Coop, Jessica Green, Bill Gerth, Nicole Anderson, Glenn Fisher | Aug 2020 | Extension Catalog publication Peer reviewed (Orange level)

Planting bare-root roses in March

If you have ever purchased a bare-root rose, your first question might have been, will this awkward plant really produce roses? Yes it will!

Barbara McMullen | May 2007 | Article