This pest of meadowfoam is a small fly in the family Drosophilidae. It has been identified tentatively as Scaptomyza apicalis Hardy. It is
commonly referred to as the meadowfoam fly (MFF). It occurs throughout the Willamette Valley in most commercial plantings of meadowfoam
(Limnanthes alba). Thus far, meadowfoam is the...
Disease control is a crucial aspect of plant breeding for researchers as well as commercial producers. After samples from OSU's tomato breeding program tested positive for Columnea latent viroid in a screen done by a private company, secondary testing was done by the USDA laboratory in Corvallis which suggested that...