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Assessing the impact of garden education programs on motivational engagement and academic achievement

Creator:: Gupta, Abha
Abstract:: School garden programs have become increasingly popular for their diverse, positive benefits. School gardens are often promoted as a relatively low cost means to offer hands-on learning opportunities that may foster academic achievement, particularly in the sciences, however only six studies have been published on the impact of garden education...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: Engagement and Academic Achievement Abstract approved: Gail A. Langellotto School garden

Evaluating the Attractiveness of Pacific Northwest Native Plants to Insects and Gardeners

Creator:: Anderson, Aaron G.
Abstract:: Due to a growing body of literature documenting declines in pollinator populations, there has been increased public interest in pollinator conservation. In urban and suburban landscapes, many gardeners and urban land managers are interested in gardening for pollinators, particularly bees. Simultaneously, many homeowners and municipalities are interested in other aspects...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: Gardeners Abstract approved:_____________________________________________ Gail A. Langellotto

A Study of Urban Vegetable Garden and their Soils in Corvallis and Portland, OR

Creator:: Nelson, Michael, II
Abstract:: Urban agriculture (UA) is defined as the production of food crops or livestock within urban areas. Despite its popularity in the United States, research into UA systems suffers from a general underrepresentation of commercial urban systems. As a result, urban growers often have unique technological needs that are unmet by...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: Abstract approved: _________________________________________________________________ Gail A. Langellotto

Alternative Controls for Stephanitis pyrioides in the Pacific Northwest.

Creator:: Graham, Katerina V.
Abstract:: The azalea lace bug (Stephanitis pyrioides Scott) is a global pest of rhododendrons and azaleas (Rhododendron spp.). It is originally from Asia, has been established in the eastern U.S. for the past century, and was recently detected in the Pacific Northwest in 2008-2009. Stephanitis pyrioides feeds on the underside of...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis

A review of the Lepturinae (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae) of the Pacific Northwest, with special attention to the elderberry longhorn beetle, Desmocerus Dejean

Creator:: Schapker, Philip A.
Abstract:: Here presented is a photographic catalogue, a key, and literature review for the 35 genera and 90 species of lepturine longhorn beetles (Cerambycidae: Lepturinae) found in the Pacific Northwest. Several nomenclatural changes, recognized by the global taxonomic community, but previously unknown to North American authors, are adopted, and one new...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: , Gail Langellotto, and John Falk, for their time spent critically reading and discussing earlier

Using stable isotopes and visual gut examination to determine the diet composition of Pterostichus melanarius (Coleoptera: Carabidae) in western Oregon vegetable row crops

Creator:: Moulton, Laurel A.
Abstract:: The omnivorous ground beetle, Pterostichus melanarius Illager (Coleoptera: Carabidae), is a ubiquitous inhabitant of western Oregon crop land. Because it is often the most abundant ground beetle, and attains densities that could lead to serious impacts on its prey sources, I sought to understand the overall diet composition, and specifically...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: weed management community. I am grateful to all of my committee members. I wish to thank Gail

The Role of Diurnal Light, Temperature, and Forced Egg Retention on Spotted Wing Drosophila, Drosophila suzukii Matsumura (Diptera: Drosophilidae) Survival and Ovipositional Rates

Creator:: York, Riki M.
Abstract:: Drosophila suzukii (Diptera: Drosophilidae) is a devastating pest that attacks thin-skinned stone and small fruit in all major production regions of the United States and worldwide. D. suzukii first appeared in the United States in 2008 and is believed to be native to Southeast Asia. This vinegar fly has a...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis

Insights into Novel Non-Fumigant Nematicides: Physiological and Cellular Responses of Meloidogyne Incognita and Other Plant-Parasitic Nematodes

Creator:: Wram, Catherine L.
Abstract:: Plant-parasitic nematodes (PPN) pose a severe threat to crop production with the economic losses due to nematode parasitism in excessive of US$ 80 billion each year. Meloidogyne incognita, a globally distributed pest with a diverse host range, contributes significantly to this economic loss. The most reliable way to manage PPN...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: Denver, Cynthia Gleason, Molly Megraw, and Gail Langellotto. I greatly appreciate their service on my

Governing By Nature

Creator:: Rhodes, Mericos H.
Abstract:: The choice of what to eat is political, and food systems shape and are shaped by political and economic power. During the last several hundred years, agricultural and food power has been consolidated to an unprecedented degree, and this consolidation continues today. This paper will describe this process as “Governing...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: , and good bench spots; to Gail Langellotto for good counsel and ecological wisdom; and to Jacob

Quantifying the Potential of Native Plants for Improving Pollination and Biological Control in Agroecosystems

Creator:: Winfield, Tammy L.
Abstract:: Agricultural areas can be inhospitable to the attraction and maintenance of beneficial insects like natural enemies and pollinators and this can result in a decrease in the ecosystem services of pollination and pest control that these insects supply. If habitat can be created and maintained on-farm, an increase in the...
Resource Type:: Undergraduate Thesis

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Assessing the impact of garden education programs on motivational engagement and academic achievement

Evaluating the Attractiveness of Pacific Northwest Native Plants to Insects and Gardeners

A Study of Urban Vegetable Garden and their Soils in Corvallis and Portland, OR

Alternative Controls for Stephanitis pyrioides in the Pacific Northwest.

A review of the Lepturinae (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae) of the Pacific Northwest, with special attention to the elderberry longhorn beetle, Desmocerus Dejean

Using stable isotopes and visual gut examination to determine the diet composition of Pterostichus melanarius (Coleoptera: Carabidae) in western Oregon vegetable row crops

The Role of Diurnal Light, Temperature, and Forced Egg Retention on Spotted Wing Drosophila, Drosophila suzukii Matsumura (Diptera: Drosophilidae) Survival and Ovipositional Rates

Insights into Novel Non-Fumigant Nematicides: Physiological and Cellular Responses of Meloidogyne Incognita and Other Plant-Parasitic Nematodes

Governing By Nature

Quantifying the Potential of Native Plants for Improving Pollination and Biological Control in Agroecosystems

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