Symphylan Control
Delivered at the 2024 Willamette Valley Vegetable Educational Program. Dr. Navneet Kaur presented on symphylan control, including identifying them, sampling for them, and choosing crop rotations to reduce their populations.
Pest Control
Old orchards and old problems for pest control
This is one reason why codling moth pressure, once thought to be well-managed with IPM and pheromone disruption, is increasing, said Chris Adams, Oregon State University entomologist and chair of the Northwest’s codling moth task force.
Bill would direct $1 million for Oregon pest control alternatives
Oregon State University would receive $1 million to study pest control alternatives under a bill that’s partly meant to replace certain insecticides in specialty crops.