The small hive beetle is an invasive and damaging pest of honey bee colonies. This card will help people identify the beetle and distinguish it and its larvae from similar-looking beetles and larvae.
Collection of forage resources, mostly for Coastal Oregon regions. Includes studies on fiber digestibility, phosphoric soil, rations, and cost/benefit of growing and buying locally grown forages.
Nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium aren't just an alphabet soup of chemicals. They are essential plant nutrients that, when used correctly, help to grow a healthy garden. Learn what fertilizers to apply when in this handy guide.
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 publicationPeer reviewed (Orange level)
Photo courtesy of Oregon Department of Agriculture (Cropped from original)
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.
Cereal cyst nematodes reduce yields of wheat, barley, and oats in the Pacific Northwest states of Idaho, Oregon, and Washington. It is estimated that these pests reduce wheat profitability in these states by at ...
Nematodes are tiny but complex unsegmented roundworms that are anatomically differentiated for feeding, digestion, locomotion, and reproduction. These small animals make important contributions to organic matter decomposition ...