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A pocket guide: common natural enemies of crop and garden pests in the Pacific Northwest

Creator:

Oregon State University. Extension Service and Ambrosino, Mario D.

Abstract:

The cards in this guide are designed to help you quickly learn the main groups of natural enemies of crop and garden pests, their predacious activity, and tips for observing them. Photographs are of the most common species in the Pacific Northwest.

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Technical Report

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preliminary monitoring. Then use the following tactics to enhance biological control as part of an IPM program
Enhancing the predatory potential of hoverflies on aphids in Oregon broccoli fields with floral resources

Creator:

Ambrosino, Mario D.

Abstract:

Four key aspects of the relationship between predatory hoverflies and the aphid pest Brevicoryne brassicae L. on broccoli were investigated in the Willamette Valley, Oregon USA: 1) the relationship between aphid density and hoverfly oviposition, 2) the larval voracity of key hoverfly species, 3) the preferences of hoverflies and broccoli...

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Dissertation

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Conservation biological control entails the management of resources in the environment to enhance the survival