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Small Fruit Entomology

The Small Fruit Entomology lab is based out of WSU’s Northwestern Washington Research and Extension Center in Mount Vernon. Our primary goal is to emphasize the development of ecologically and quantitatively based integrated pest management (IPM) through applied research and education for regional crops of significance in Northwestern Washington. Topics include insect behavior, phenology, biological control, cultural control, and chemical control.

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A person in a blue coat in standing next to a row of raspberries, getting ready to deploy a yellow sticky card trap.
Claire deploying sticky card traps in raspberries
Small orange bugs on the back of a green leaf.
Orange aphids on a blueberry leaf
Julia crouching next to a row of small plants planted in reflective mulch flashing the peace sign.
Julia in a strawberry field with plastic mulch
A green bug and six smaller green bugs on the back of a green leaf.
Green aphids on a blueberry leaf
three people are in a field of raspberry canes that are tied in hoop shapes.
Agragene raspberry tour
A large number of black and orange striped caterpillars on a blueberry.
Tent caterpillars in blueberries
A smiling person with short dark hair wearing a purple tee shirt and overalls is holding a container of foamy liquid in front of an open lab fridge containing more containers of foamy liquid.
Gusta with SWD
A smiling person with dark hair wearing a grey hoody with blue sleeves stands in front of racks of orange funnels in clear glass jars with heat lamps above each funnel.
Adriana with soil samples