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An economic analysis of the cost of chemical brush control in western Oregon

Creator:: Chen, Justin Jeng-yie
Abstract:: Much forest land in Western Oregon has been lost to production due to brush competition. As the demand for forest products increases, more attention should be paid to the reclamation of these unproductive lands. Chemical herbicides have been proven an efficient tool for brush control from the physiological viewpoint. This...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

Small broomrape (Orobanche minor) biology and management in red clover (Trifolium pratense) seed production

Creator:: Lins, Ryan D.
Abstract:: Small broomrape (Orobanche minor) is a parasitic weed that attaches to the roots of red clover (Trifolium pratense). Small broomrape invasion presents a significant threat to the future of red clover seed production in Oregon. This study was conducted to investigate and develop small broomrape management options for red clover...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: future of red clover seed production in Oregon. This study was conducted to investigate and develop

Prey-stage preference in phytoseiid mites

Creator:: Blackwood, J. Scott
Abstract:: Knowledge of how individual organisms behave in their environment can provide a greater understanding of population dynamics. In a predator-prey system, the choices made by predators when foraging for prey are important aspects of behavior. Particularly in the case of a stage-structured prey population, how the predator selects prey stages...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: biological control drew me to Oregon for graduate school six years ago, and whose constant encouragement

Marking, movement, and management of Drosophila suzukii in Oregon berry crops

Creator:: Klick, Jimmy
Abstract:: Drosophila suzukii Matsumura (Diptera: Drosophilidae) are small invasive flies that in the past five years (2009-2014) invaded berry and stone fruit production regions in Europe and the Americas. Evolutionary adaptations, biological traits, and anthropogenic factors have contributed to its current status as a global pest. Females oviposit eggs into ripe...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: , Movement, and Management of Drosophila suzukii in Oregon Berry Crops Abstract approved

The potential of endemic natural enemies to suppress pear psylla, Cacopsylla pyricola Förster, in the Hood River Valley, Oregon

Creator:: Booth, Steven R.
Abstract:: This thesis addressed the potential of endemic predaceous and parasitic arthropods of the Hood River Valley, Oregon to suppress the pear psylla, Cacopsylla pyricola F8rster. Natural enemies adequately suppressed psylla in three of seven unsprayed orchards of differing vegetational settings, orchard age, and size. Relatively few psylla natural enemies dispersed...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: psylla, Cacopsylla pyricola Förster, in the Hood River Valley, Oregon AN ABSTRACT OF THE THESIS OF

Ecology and biological control of an apomictic invasive plant, Chondrilla juncea (Asteraceae)

Creator:: Campanella, Donald M.
Abstract:: A study consisting of three parts was undertaken to investigate how variation in species interactions, population genetic structure, epidemiological parameters, and plant breeding system may influence the ecology and biological control of an apomictic invasive plant, Chondrilla juncea (Asteraceae). Interactions between natural enemy species may modify their net effect on...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: . juncea are examined in response to Oregon populations of biological control organisms three decades

The epidemiology of sudden oak death in Oregon forests

Creator:: Peterson, Ebba K.
Abstract:: The phytopathogen Phytophthora ramorum (Werres, DeCock & Man in't Veld), causal agent of Sudden Oak Death (SOD) of oaks (Quercus spp.) and tanoaks (Notholithocarpus densiflorus syn. Lithocarpus densiflorus), is established in coastal forests of the western United States. Since the discovery of SOD in the Douglas-fir / tanoak forests of...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: December 5, 2011. Title: The Epidemiology of Sudden Oak Death in Oregon Forests Abstract approved

Ant predators of the Western spruce budworm (Choristoneura occidentalis Freeman) : species composition and patterns of occurrence in eastern Oregon and western Montana

Creator:: Youngs, Lorna C.
Abstract:: The identity and distribution of ant species preying on the western spruce budworm (Choristoneura occidentalis Freeman) was investigated in eastern Oregon and western Montana. A sticky trap was developed to index ant foraging activity in the canopy by intercepting ants falling from the tree as they traveled between canopy and...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: occidentalis Freeman): Species Composition and Patterns of Occurrence in Eastern Oregon and Western Montana

Himalayan blackberry (Rubus armeniacus) and English ivy (Hedera helix) response to high intensity-short duration goat browsing

Creator:: Ingham, Claudia S.
Abstract:: The goal of this dissertation is to examine the effectiveness of high intensity-short duration goat browsing for the control of Himalayan blackberry (Rubus armeniacus) and English ivy (Hedera helix), two widespread noxious weeds in the Pacific Northwest. The effects of goat browsing on Himalayan blackberry vigor, as quantified by densities...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
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Biological control of Tetranychus urticae (Koch) on peppermint by Neoseiulus fallacis (Garman) : density relationships, overwintering, habitat manipulation and pesticide effects

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

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An economic analysis of the cost of chemical brush control in western Oregon

Small broomrape (Orobanche minor) biology and management in red clover (Trifolium pratense) seed production

Prey-stage preference in phytoseiid mites

Marking, movement, and management of Drosophila suzukii in Oregon berry crops

The potential of endemic natural enemies to suppress pear psylla, Cacopsylla pyricola Förster, in the Hood River Valley, Oregon

Ecology and biological control of an apomictic invasive plant, Chondrilla juncea (Asteraceae)

The epidemiology of sudden oak death in Oregon forests

Ant predators of the Western spruce budworm (Choristoneura occidentalis Freeman) : species composition and patterns of occurrence in eastern Oregon and western Montana

Himalayan blackberry (Rubus armeniacus) and English ivy (Hedera helix) response to high intensity-short duration goat browsing

Biological control of Tetranychus urticae (Koch) on peppermint by Neoseiulus fallacis (Garman) : density relationships, overwintering, habitat manipulation and pesticide effects

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