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Archive Home > 2003 > May > 10 > Central Oregon alfalfa under attack from cowpea aphid

Central Oregon alfalfa under attack from cowpea aphid

By Tom Peterson / The Bulletin
May 10, 2003

Alfalfa hay farmers in the tri-county area have come under attack from an insect with a voracious appetite, the cowpea aphid, according to agricultural extension agents.

"They're here in Central Oregon and it's the first time we've seen them," said Mylen Bohle, crops agent for Oregon....

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