OSU Extension Master Gardeners have planted two small silverspot butterfly beds at the Master Gardener demonstration gardens in Lincoln City and Yachats to draw the silverspot to a friendly place for food and shelter.
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.
This publication gives general guidelines for how to exhibit fresh, dried, and potted herbs and the qualities and characteristics judges look for. It also includes a chart of instructions for exhibiting specific herbs.
Includes three lessons for grades 3-8. Includes lists of materials, lesson plans, and student worksheets. Lessons are (1) build an insect trap, (2) ant lions, and (3) pitfall traps.
Producers faced with an oversupply of sugar beets may consider using them as livestock feed. This practice could save livestock producers money while helping to meet the nutritional needs of their animals. Learn ...