Report to the Oregon Processed Vegetable Commission
Dan McGrath
OSU Dept. of Horticulture
Objectives:
- Maintain, evaluate, and refine a regional pest monitoring network for selected Lepidopteran pests of broccoli and cauliflower, and other crops.
- Develop new strategies for detecting aphid outbreaks.
- Evaluate whether less aggressive spray programs are effective during periods of low insect pressure.
- Compare the effectiveness of aphid and looper pesticides at various levels of insect pressure.
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