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Creator:: Morris, Mark A.
Abstract:: Sampling techniques were evaluated to quantify immature mint flea beetle (MFB), Longitrsus waterhousei Kutschera (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae), on peppermint (Mentha piperita L.), in central Oregon. During the study period, 1985-1988, soil samples of 350 cm³ were effective for collecting immature MFB. Sifting soil samples through screens was effective for estimating post-feeding...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: beetle in central Oregon peppermint AN ABSTRACT OF THE THESIS OF Mark Alan Morris for the degree of

Creator:: Morris, Mark Alan, 1954-
Abstract:: Several aspects affecting population trends and overwintering of Neoseiulus fallacis (Garman) on peppermint were examined. Neoseiulus fallacis was the most abundant phytoseiid predator mite found in peppermint surveys throughout the western U.S. Results of pesticide exclusion and cage studies showed that N. fallacis controlled Tetranychus urticae (Koch) on peppermint in...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

Creator:: West, Kenneth John
Abstract:: Fifteen species of Noctuidae (Lepidoptera) were collected in alfalfa and peppermint in western Oregon. Seven of these species were hosts for the braconid parasitoid Meteorus communis. The most frequently parasitized (percent) species were Agrotis ipsilon (35.3), Dargida procincta (15.0), and Peridroma saucia (6.9). Other species parasitized were Autographa californica (3.8)...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: collected in alfalfa and peppermint in western Oregon. Seven of these species were hosts for the braconid

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