Extension Service Site Publications

• (2010) Pinning and labeling insects The proper way to pin an insect depends on the type of insect that you have collected. ALERT! soft-bodied insects such as scales, caterpillars, mayflies, silverfish and others cannot be pinned. Learn the 15 steps to pinning butterflies and moths.
• (2010) Essential material needed for storing and displaying insects Learn about storage boxes, insect pins, storage racks, spreading boards, point punches and other tips.
• (2023) IPM Strategic Plan for Fresh Market Brassicas in Northwest Oregon and Southwest Washington Growing brassicas crops in Oregon and Washington requires whole-season management to control pests. Learn how integrated pest management can neutralize pests and improve crop yields.
• (2021) El Escarabajo Japones en Oregon l escarabajo japonés es originario de Japón, donde es considerado una plaga de poca importancia. Los JP adultos son generalistas lo que significa que pueden alimentarse de más de 300 especies de plantas, incluyendo cultivos de campo, frutales, vegetales y una amplia gama de plantas ornamentales incluyendo grases donde las larvas de JB se alimentan de raíces.
• (2021) Pocket Guide to Grass Seed Pests and Beneficials: Identification, Monitoring, Management Learn to identify common pests and beneficial insects found in grass seed production fields across Oregon. Discover where pests are found, learn signs of damage and determine thresholds.
  
  
• (2022) Northern Giant Hornet: A Potential Threat to Honeybee Colonies in Oregon The northern giant hornet was detected in British Columbia and Washington in 2019. This publication outlines the identification, life cycle, and predatory habits of the northern giant hornet (Vespa mandarinia) for beekeepers. It also provides recommendations for reporting a suspected sighting in the Pacific Northwest.
• (2020) Invertebrate Pest Management for Pacific Northwest Pastures A well-managed pasture has several ecological and economic benefits. However, several species of arthropods (insects, mites and garden symphylans), and gastropods (slugs) inhabit pastures of the Pacific Northwest of the United States and can diminish those benefits.
• (2015) Monitoring diseases in the field Diseases can reduce the yield and nutritional quality of crops. Vectors are organisms that transmit pathogens that cause diseases and can also threaten crops. Some important vectors of plant pathogens in the Pacific Northwest include the potato psyllid that vectors the bacteria that causes Zebra Chip disease in potatoes and onion thrips that vector Iris yellow spot virus in onions.
• (2011) Pinning Butterflies and Moths Oregon State University entomologist Silvia Rondon shows how to pin butterflies and moths for an insect collection.
• (2019) Colorado Potato Beetle in the Columbia Basin Oregon State University Crop and Soil Science Masters student Pahoua Yang focuses her research project on Colorado potato beetle, Leptinotarsa decemlineata. Her project is to determine baseline information for several commercial insecticides. This includes a brief background of the importance of CPB and basic biology. Her work includes bioassays, field studies results, and future implications of her study. She is doing her research at Hermiston Agricultural Research and Extension Center.
• (2015) Detecting Plant Diseases in the Lab The Hermiston Agricultural Research and Extension Center in Hermiston, Oregon has a full- service, plant pathology diagnostic lab that serves the growing needs of the agricultural community in the Columbia Basin. The lab receives all types of plant disease samples including diseases of potatoes and other vegetables, trees, and ornamentals, and diseases spread by insect vectors. We use a variety of testing methods, ranging from traditional culturing techniques for fungi and bacteria to advanced molecular techniques that use pathogen DNA sequences to identify pathogens and diagnose diseases.
• (2011) Sweep Net Technique Demonstration of how to use a sweep net to collect insects.
• (2011) Collecting Insects: Tools and Supplies Oregon State University Extension entomologist Silvia Rondon discusses the tools and supplies needed to start an insect collection.
• (2015) How to Identify a Plant or Weed When you want to identify a plant (weed), the first thing you need to do is take a picture of it. Then, collect and press the entire plant, if possible, and record information about it. Record where you collected the plant, the date you collected it, and any key characteristics you observe about the plant.
  
  The Hermiston Agricultural Research & Extension Center is located at 2121 South First Street in Hermiston, Oregon. Office hours are 8:00am - 5:00pm, Monday - Friday, closed during the lunch hour, noon - 1:00pm.
  
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• (2011) Pinning Small Insects Oregon State University Extension entomologist Silvia Rondon shows how to pin small insects in a collection.
• (2011) Collecting Insects with Traps and Lights Oregon State University Extension entomologist Silvia Rondon shows how to use pit fall traps and lights to collect insects.
• (2015) Using A Plant Press Preserving plant specimens is the best way to identify plants by their characteristics at a later period of time. It is always best (if possible) to collect the entire plant specimen at peak production, so you have included the roots, flowers and potentially the seeds of the plant.
• (2011) Pinning Large Insects Oregon State University Extension entomologist Silvia Rondon demonstrates how to pin large insects, another step in creating an insect collection.
• (2011) Using a beat sheet Oregon State University Extension entomologist Silvia Rondon demonstrates this insect sampling tool.
• (2015) Integrating Integrated Pest Management Insects, weeds and plant pathogens are problems that confront farmers in trying to grow a successful crop. Insect pests can defoliate crop plants. Weeds can outcompete crops for light, water and nutrients. Pathogens can cause disease epidemics that destroy entire crops.
• (2010) Collecting insects and related arthoropods Detailed instructions on collecting insects for a specimen collection.
• (2020) Biology and Management of Beet Leafhopper and Purple Top in Potatoes in the Pacific Northwest Leafhoppers damage potatoes by feeding on the plants, or by transmitting viruses and phytoplasmas, which are small bacterial parasites of plant phloem tissue. Phytoplasmas cause purple top disease, which reduces yield and produces rolling of the leaves and purple discoloration. Producers should monitor pest populations and use a combination of controls to manage leafhoppers.
• (2018) Current Season HAREC Pest Trap Results This interactive web map was designed to facilitate the visualization of pest distribution in the areas of Umatilla-Morrow counties (starting May), and Union-Baker counties (starting June).
• (2018) Collecting and Preserving Insects Collecting insects can be a fun hobby, and is also an important step in IPM. The resources in this collection will help you learn how to find and collect insects and arthropods, then prepare them so that they can be useful for identification and research efforts.
• (2021) Oregon IPM Center leads the way to better pest management The center develops multi-faceted approaches to limit the use of pesticides in Oregon’s crops.
• (2016) Preserving insects and related arthropods Learn to select the proper methods of preservation for your insect collection. Methods and materials depend on the type of insect and the purpose and size of the collection.
• (2017) Lygus bugs on potatoes in the Pacific Northwest This publication describes how to identify lygus bugs, their composition in potato fields in the PNW, the kinds of damage they do to potato plants, and how lygus bugs may be potential vectors of potato pathogens. The publication also addresses techniques to monitor lygus bugs and to manage them on potatoes using alfalfa strips, and includes many color photos.
• (2017) Advances in Dryland Farming in the Inland Pacific Northwest Farmers make tough decisions all the time—it comes with the territory. When that territory includes the dryland region of the inland Pacific Northwest, decisions can be even more challenging. Fluctuating weather, varying soils, and changing pest pressures are just a few of the ongoing challenges that farmers in this region face. However, university-driven research in these production areas can provide guidance. Packed with tools, resources, and the most current research, this book supports farmers as they make decisions relating to productivity, resilience, and their bottom lines.
• (2017) Integrated Pest Management for the Wheat Head Armyworm Complex in the Pacific Northwest The wheat head armyworm complex is comprised of two armyworm species, Dargida diffusa (Walker) and Dargida terrapictalis (Buckett), which caused recent and sporadic damage to cereal crops in the Pacific Northwest. This was the first record of D. diffusa as a pest in the PNW. While D. terrapictalis is native to the region, it has not been recorded previously as a pest.
• (2017) Wireworms: A Pest of Monumental Proportions An overview of identifying, monitoring, and managing wireworms.
• (2021) Japanese Beetles in Oregon Japanese beetle is a destructive insect moving its way west across the U.S. — including to sites in Oregon. Take part in early detection to prevent its spread. Learn to identify and scout for Japanese beetles at each cycle of life, and find out how to report a suspected sighting.
• (2014) Western Corn Rootworm in Eastern Oregon, Idaho, and Eastern Washington Western corn rootworm (WCR) is present in eastern Oregon, eastern Washington, and Idaho. As corn acreage in the region increases, WCR has the potential to become a serious pest. This publication covers how to identify WCR, its hosts and life cycle, its damage to corn, insect management, and resistance management.
• (2017) Potato psyllid vector of zebra chip disease in the Pacific Northwest Zebra chip disease is a potato infection emergent in the Pacific Northwest. Learn about the bacterium, the biology of the potato psyllid vector, the damage it causes and management techniques.
• (2008) Wireworm: Biology and Nonchemical Management in Potatoes in the Pacific Northwest Wireworms are among the most destructive of soil insect pests. This publication explains the wireworm life cycle and describes a program for monitoring and risk assessment. Nonchemical management methods are suggested, including crop rotation, soil drying, flooding, cultivation, resistant varieties, soil amendments, early harvest, trap crops, and biological control. Includes photos for pest identification.
• (2007) Biology and Management of the Potato Tuberworm in the Pacific Northwest Discusses the status of the potato tuberworm in the Pacific Northwest, explains the pest's life cycle, and includes color photos for identification. Suggests strategies for monitoring and control, including cultural and chemical control methods.
• (2013) Brown Marmorated Stink Bug The brown marmorated stink bug (Halyomorpha halys) is an invasive insect and a very serious threat to Oregon agriculture. It feeds on more than 100 plants, including economically important crops and ornamentals. This card has photos and descriptions to help identify brown marmorated stink bugs and distinguish them from other insects. The card also includes photos of damage symptoms on several plants.
  
• (2020) El Chinche Apestoso Marrón Marmolado El chinche apestoso marrón marmolado (Halyomorpha halys) es un insecto invasor y una amenaza muy grave para la agricultura de Oregon. Se alimenta de más de 100 plantas incluyendo plantas agrícolas y ornamentales de importancia económica. Esta tarjeta presenta con fotos y descripciones para ayudar a identificar el chinche apestoso marrón marmolado y distinguirlos de otros insectos. La tarjeta también incluye fotos de los síntomas de daño en varias plantas.
• (2011) Wheat head armyworm true or false: A tale from the Pacific Northwest Armyworm caterpillars can be a troublesome pest in cereal grains grown in the Pacific Northwest. This publication presents information about the pest and its control.
• (2009) Identifying insects and arthropods in Oregon Master the identification of insects and arthropods in Oregon to improve pest control and preserve beneficial species. Submit samples for quick, accurate identification and efficient management.