Yard/Garden Pests
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Bees - Orchard Mason
Bees - Bumble - WSU PLS-12,(PDF file)
Beneficial Organisms - Suppliers
Common Natural Enemies of Crop and Garden Pests - A Pocket Guide - Oregon State U.
"Digger bees" or "Mining Bees" by Todd Murray, WSU Whatcom Co. Extension
Lady Bugs
Predacious Ground Beetles
Spiders
Pseudoscorpions
Apple Maggots
Carpenter Ants
Cherry Bark Tortrix - Todd Murray, WSU Whatcom Co. Extension
Deer Management
Insects - Frequently Asked Questions - WSU Puyallup Research and Extension Center
Lady Bugs
Leafminer-Beet and Spinach
Living With Bugs - Least toxic solutions to everyday bug problems, by Jack DeAngelis, Oregon State U. entomologist (ret.)
Moles (Scapanus spp.)
Moles - WSU publication EB1028. (Out of Date. Body-gripping traps illegal to use in WA. as of 2000)
Oribatid Mites
(Beetle Mites)
Pest Control
in Home Vegetable Gardens - EB0825 (PDF or Order)
Protecting
Strawberries From Birds with Netting and Mylar Tape - WSU publication EB1641
Root Weevil Control on Rhododendrons
- WSU publication EB0970e. (PDF)
Root Weevils on Berry Crops
Root Weevils - Western Washington Field Guide to Common Small Fruit Root Weevils -
WSU Bulletin EB1990; PDF
Sapsuckers- Recognizing Damage to Trees -
WSU Fact Sheet FS057E
Slug Control
- WSU Bulletin EB0968
Slugs and Snails in the Garden - by Jack DeAngelis, Oregon State U. entomologist (ret.)
Spiders - Frequently Asked Questions - WSU Puyallup Research and Extension Center
Spiders
Spotted Wing Drosophila (SWD) Monitoring, Identifying,and Fruit Sampling
- WSU Fact Sheet FS049E
Tent Caterpillars
Viburnum Leaf Beetle-
Todd Murray, WSU Whatcom Co. Extension
Voles (Meadow Mice)
2004 Western Tent Caterpillar Update - WSU Whatcom Co.
Wildlife Damage Management - eXtension web site
Yellowjackets and Paper Wasps EB0643
Other Insect/Arthropod pests (that may not be mentioned here)
WSU Pest Leaflet Series
Insecticidal Soap
Bt - An Environmentally Friendly Pesticide
Slug Control
Houseplant Insects
WSU HortSense - Cultural & Chemical remedies
Biological Control Site (Cornell University)
WSU Entomology Publications
