OREGON
STATE
UNIVERSITY
POTATO UPDATE
Hermiston Agricultural Research and Extension Center
September 18, 2009
2121 South 1st Street, P.O. Box 105, Hermiston, Oregon 97838, T 541-567-8321 | F 541-567-2240
Silvia I. Rondon, Extension Entomologist ● Philip B. Hamm, Extension Plant Pathologist
Insect Trap Report
FYI
Serving Umatilla and Morrow Counties
Traps are collected on Fridays.
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Watch for potato tuberworm. Numbers are going up fast. Watch for larva, mines,
and tuber damage.
Check PNW Insect Handbook for current recommendations:
http://uspest.org/pnw/insects
HAREC: http://oregonstate.edu/dept/hermiston/
HAREC Entomology Lab:
http://oregonstate.edu/dept/hermiston/entomology-laboratory
PTW: Potato Tuberworm
Agriculture, Family and Community Development, 4-H Youth, Forestry, Energy, and Extension Sea Grant Programs. Oregon State University, United States
Department of Agriculture, and Umatilla County cooperating. The Extension Service offers its programs and materials equally to all people.