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  • Phenology and monitoring of the cabbage maggot, Delia radicum (L.), in brassica root crops

    Creator:
    Dreves, Amy J.
    Abstract:
    In Oregon’s northern Willamette Valley, cabbage maggot (CM), Delia radicum (L.) (Diptera: Anthomyiidae) often renders Brassica root crops unmarketable. Scheduled insecticides are the only current control. Studies were conducted to: 1) describe and characterize spring emergence of CM flies and their seasonal flight activity relative to degree-day (DD) accumulations; 2)...
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    Dissertation
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    (.). ......................................................................8 3.1. Map offield study sites in northern Wilamete Valley, Oregon (Clackamas and Marion counties

  • 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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    Brevicoryne brassicae L. on broccoli were investigated in the Willamette Valley, Oregon USA: 1) the

  • Habitat management for beneficial insects on Willamette Valley vegetable and berry farms

    Creator:
    Russell, Michael C.
    Abstract:
    Conservation biological control involves manipulating farm landscapes or management systems to enhance populations of beneficial predators of agricultural pests. Farmscaping is one aspect of conservation biological control where predators of important pests are identified, the availability on the farm landscape of resources and habitat components needed by the beneficials to...
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    Dissertation
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    evaluate the plant species found on Willamette valley cane berry farms and calculate the total floral

  • Mulching to Manage Mummy Berry of Blueberry

    Creator:
    Florence, Jade
    Abstract:
    Monilinia vaccinii-corymbosi pseudosclerotia overwinter on the soil surface and produce apothecia in early spring, providing primary inoculum for Mummy Berry Disease of blueberry. Burial under 2.5 cm of soil or the absence of light have previously been identified as critical factors preventing the development of apothecia. Mulches were applied to...
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    Dissertation
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    collaborator field sites in the Willamette Valley. Mulch depth loss was also assessed at the end of the