Today’s topic is directly associated with last week's discussion regarding the management of insect populations and is the beginning of a three-part series where we will review a few of the most ...

From gherkins to slicers, cucumbers are among the most widely planted garden crops. Cucumbers are relatively easy to grow but can be plagued by a variety of insect and disease pests. We can encourage ...

Cucumber plants are fairly vulnerable to a wide variety of garden pests. And in order to protect your harvests, you can explore two options. The first is to reach for chemical pesticides at the first ...

Does it ever seem that you look at one of the plants in your garden and it’s totally fine, and then the next time you look at it, it’s covered with aphids? That could be because aphid populations can ...

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CORVALLIS — Freshly planted and carefully tended, vegetable gardens can quickly become a magnet for trouble. Problems seem to spring up overnight. Weeds, for instance, can overtake a garden in days.

Cucumber crops worldwide face major yield losses due to virus infections transmitted by aphids. A recent genome-wide association study (GWAS) uncovered multiple quantitative trait loci (QTLs) that ...

Cucumber mosaic is spread by aphids or handling infected material. Control weeds and surround the area with a taller non-susceptible plant such as corn may help stop aphids from blowing in. Aphids ...

Aphids are a plant pest that can quickly build up to large numbers. Based on questions I’ve had in May, this might be a good aphid year. Questions were related to aphids raining down from a pine tree, ...