P2 THE SPOKESMAN • WEDNESDAY, MAY 19, 2021
GARDENING CORNER
Keep pests out of the garden without using harsh chemicals
BY LIZ DOUVILLE
For The Spokesman
Hopefully I’m not day-
dreaming. It seems there are
more articles appearing in gar-
den publications promoting
the technique of IPM for the
home gardener. IPM is short
for integrated pest manage-
ment. The process minimizes
the use of chemicals and em-
phasizes natural and low-tox-
icity methods such as crop ro-
tation and beneficial predatory
insects.
How, when and where, did
we develop the ideology that
all aspects of our life, includ-
ing our gardens had to be per-
fect? Sometimes problems,
imperfections should just be
accepted as nature at work.
Sometimes we are the creator
of our problems.
An example would be an
aphid invasion. Aphids are the
most common garden prob-
lem. What are the causes? The
causes might include: lack of
sunshine, too much water, in-
appropriate plants for climate
or location, excessive use of
nitrogen rich fertilizer (the
first number of N-P-K) which
encourages too much tender,
leafy growth. Drastic pruning
of trees or shrubs also stimu-
lates growth of succulent suck-
ers.
A classic example of apply-
ing IPM techniques was doc-
umented in South Carolina.
Over 300 acres of tomatoes
were suffering plant dam-
age and crop loss despite the
weekly spraying of insecticides
to rid the plants of the tomato
hornworm.
It took several years for ag-
riculture agents to convince
the farmers to stop the weekly
spraying. Through observation,
documentation, and research, it
was discovered the spraying had
been more effective at killing
the tomato hornworm’s sworn
enemy, a tiny parasitic wasp. A
year without spraying revived
the wasp population, reduced
the hornworms, saved money
and boosted yields.
It is unrealistic to expect that
you can attain a pest free gar-
den. The best we can do is to
plant landscaping material that
will draw in the beneficial in-
sects. There may be times that
you find it necessary to spray.
More Information
For more information go to https://extension.oregonstate.edu/
collection/central.oregon-garden-publications#insects
Plant sale upcoming
Information and on-line ordering for the Central Oregon Master Gar-
dener Plant Sale June 12 is available at www.gocomga.com/plantsale
File photo
Growing an organic garden in Central Oregon.
Choose the least toxic product
on the market and most im-
portantly follow the directions.
If it advises not to spray within
a specific temperature range,
then don’t spray even though
it may be more convenient for
you. The consequence is likely
that you will burn the plant.
Lock out the bad guys. A
sheet of floating row cover cre-
ates a non-toxic barrier to the
white cabbage moth protecting
your cabbage, kale and broc-
coli. The white cabbage moth
can wreak havoc in the garden.
Nasturtiums are said to act as a
decoy plant that the moth will
lay their eggs on instead of the
Brassica family of vegetables.
The beneficial insects that
we need to encourage include
green lacewings, ladybugs,
hoverflies, parasitic wasps and
tachinid flies. This list is just
a few of the good guys. Do
POLICE & FIRE REPORT
The Spokesman will update items
in the Police Log when such a
request is received. Any new
information, such as the dismissal
of charges or acquittal, must be
verifiable. For more information,
call 541-548-2185.
Redmond Police
Department
May 3
Hit-and-run — A hit-and-run
incident was reported at 8:27 a.m.
in the 300 block of SE Black Butte
Boulevard.
Thefts — Thefts were reported at:
2:27 p.m. in the 300 block of SW
Fifth Street.
11:04 p.m. in the 1200 block of SW
Highland Avenue.
Unauthorized entry — A vehicle
was reported entered at 11 a.m. in
the 400 block of SW Canyon Drive.
Vehicle crashes — Noninjury
accidents were reported at:
4:08 p.m. in the 1400 block of S.
U.S. Highway 97.
2:38 p.m. in the 900 block of SW
Veterans Way.
May 4
Criminal mischief — Acts of
criminal mischief were reported at:
11:50 a.m. in the 1300 block of NW
18th Street.
1:07 p.m. in the 300 block of NW
Oak Tree Lane.
8:40 p.m. in the 1800 block of W.
Antler Avenue.
Theft — A theft was reported at
4:23 p.m. in the 300 block of NW
Oak Tree Lane.
Vehicle crashes — Noninjury
accidents were reported at:
11:25 a.m. in the area of SW Zenith
Avenue and SW Canal Boulevard.
2:14 p.m. in the 700 block of SW
Sixth Street.
3:06 p.m. in the 900 block of SW
23rd Street.
May 5
Hit-and-run — A hit-and-run
incident was reported at 7:06 p.m.
in the 1300 block of SW Kalama
Avenue.
Theft — A theft was reported at
2:26 p.m. in the 800 block of SW
17th Street.
Vehicle crashes — An accident
with injury was reported at
12:29 p.m. in the area of SW Canal
Boulevard and SW Veterans Way.
May 6
Criminal mischief — An act of
criminal mischief was reported at
9:07 a.m. in the 3000 block of SW
Umatilla Avenue.
Hit-and-run — A hit-and-run
incident was reported at 5:24 p.m.
in the area of SW Canal Boulevard
and SW 61st Street.
Thefts — Thefts were reported at:
5:45 p.m. in the 600 block of SW
Rimrock Way.
10:35 p.m. in the 300 block of NW
Oak Tree Lane.
10:57 p.m. in the 1700 block of
S. U.S. Highway 97, and an arrest
made. The suspect was charged
with criminal trespass.
11:27 p.m. in the 300 block of NW
Oak Tree Lane, and an arrest made.
The suspect was also charged with
criminal trespass.
Vehicle crashes — Noninjury
CROSSWORD
accidents were reported at:
4:14 p.m. in the area of SW
Highland Avenue and SW 27th
Street.
7:46 p.m. in the area of SW Airport
Way.
May 7
Criminal mischief — An act of
criminal mischief was reported at
4:45 p.m. in the 2100 block of SW
Xero Lane.
Hit-and-run — Hit-and-run
incidents were reported at:
9:02 a.m. in the area of SW
Highland Avenue and SW 35th
Street.
8:36 p.m. in the 300 block of SW
Fifth Street.
Thefts — Thefts were reported at:
8:42 a.m. in the 500 block of SW
12th Street.
4:17 p.m. in the 400 block of SW
Forest Avenue.
May 8
DUII — Marcus Dean Riccitti, of
Aumsville, 47 was arrested on
suspicion of driving under the
influence of intoxicants at 2:53 p.m.
in the area of SW Veterans Way
and SW Lake Road, and was also
charged with reckless driving.
Theft — A theft was reported at
10:10 p.m. in the 700 block of NE
Quince Avenue.
May 9
Hit-and-run — A hit-and-run
incident was reported at 8:41 a.m.
in the 1800 block of NW Sixth
Street.
Redmond Fire Runs
May 4
10 a.m. Unauthorized burning,
3131 SW Metolius Pl.
4:06 p.m. Authorized controlled
burning, 499 SW Canyon Dr.
8:21 p.m. Authorized controlled
burning, 2114 NW 22nd St.
May 6
12:20 p.m. Unauthorized burning,
in the area of SW 15th Street and
SW Canyon Drive.
1:36 p.m. Gas leak (natural gas or
LPG), 3100 NW Cedar Ave.
4:57 p.m. Barkdust fire, 2522 SE
Jesse Butler Circle.
May 7
12:57 p.m. Barkdust fire, in the area
of SW Obsidian Avenue.
9:24 p.m. Outside rubbish, trash or
waste fire, 2121 E. state Highway
126.
May 8
10:29 a.m. Motor vehicle accident
with injury, in the area of SW
Powell Butte Highway and SW
state Highway 126.
12:06 p.m. Dumpster or other
outside trash receptacle fire, 2190
NW Canal Blvd.
11:48 p.m. Motor vehicle accident
with injury, in the area of Cline Falls
Bridge.
11:50 p.m. Building fire, 1737 SW
Metolius Ave.
May 9
11:08 a.m. Motor vehicle accident
with injury, 895 SW Rimrock Way.
12:32 p.m. Motor vehicle accident
with injury, 824 NW Helmholtz
Way.
May 3-9: 96 Medical aid or transfer
calls
research at the library or on
the internet and learn how to
identify beneficials so you can
claim bragging rights to being
able to draw them into your
garden. Although not consid-
ered a major beneficial, even
the dreaded yellow jacket, in
addition to being somewhat of
a pollinator, has value in feed-
ing on garden pests.
A few basic plant sugges-
tions might include fern-leaf
yarrow that attracts all the
above except for the tachinid
fly. The common yarrow at-
tracts all but the lacewing.
Dill attracts all but the tach-
inid fly. Golden marguerite
attracts all the above. White
sensation cosmos, Queen
Anne’s lace, buckwheat, fennel,
lemon balm, parsley, lemon
gem marigold tansy, and crim-
son thyme are valuable in at-
tracting beneficial insects. The
common dandelion that every-
one feels so compelled to get
rid of has value as one of the
earliest pollinators in addition
to attracting lacewings and la-
dybugs.
More than one plant of a
variety needs to be planted.
You need to think in terms of
clusters not straight row plant-
ings. You may feel that your
garden is going to look chaotic
with flowers intermingling
with vegetables but think of
the good you will be doing be
eliminating chemical sprays.
PET OF THE WEEK
Submitted photo
Meet Kenya, a friendly and social tabby who is look-
ing for a home. Kenya is 12 years old, and still loves to
explore and get pets. She is social with a pinch of feline
attitude. Kenya tolerates other cats, but would prefer to
be your one and only. For more info, call BrightSide An-
imal Center at 541-923-0882.
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Wednesday, May 12
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Thursday, May 13
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Precipitation to date this year: 1.56 inches
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National Weather Service broadcasts are on 162.50 mhz.
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