OLYMPIA –The Washington State Department of Agriculture (WSDA) is asking the public to report any sightings of Japanese beetle, an invasive and highly destructive pest.  Check out links for more information.

• WSDA 

• Japanese Beetle Homeowner Control 

• Japanese Beetle Video 

USDA Department of Agriculture - Northern Giant Hornet

• Screening support for Northern (Asian) Giant Hornet surveys

• NGH and Look Alikes

• Hortsense

  • • WSU Extension. Provides the home gardener fact sheets for managing plant problems with Integrated Pest Management (IPM), along with information on cultural controls and Washington-registered pesticides. An excellent place to begin when dealing with garden problems. 

• Pestsense

  • • WSU Extension. Provides the home gardener fact sheets for managing common indoor pest problems with IPM, along with information on cultural controls and Washington-registered pesticides. 

• Gardening in Washington State

  • • Reasearch-based gardening information when you need it.

• Farmer's Almanac 

  • • • • Growing Guides

        • Vegetable Planting Calendar

• PNW Handbooks - searchable database

  • • Oregon State University: Tools for making decisions regarding the control and management of pests, insects, weeds and pesticides in the PNW. 

      • •          Plant Disease 

        •          Insects

        •          Weed Management 

        •          Pesticide Safety

• Oregon State University Extension

  • • Gardening articles, month-by-month gardening calendars, etc.

• Oregon State University - College of Agricultural Sciences

  • • Plant Identification on over 1800 landscape plants

• Ask Extension

  • • OSU has experts in a variety of topics

• General Gardening

  • • Selection of WSU Extension downloadable gardening publications. 

• Grow Smart Grow Safe

• Home Vegetable Gardening

• Backyard Fruit Tree Spray Schedules

  • • Home gardeners can help protect agriculture in Washington State by properly maintaining their backyard fruit trees. 

• Home Gardener’s Guide to Soils and Fertilizers

  • • From novice to advanced, all home gardeners should get to know their soil: the nuts and bolts of soil, and how to make it better, included here.

• Pest Leaflet Series

• Integrated Pest Management

• Great Plant Picks

• Washington Bumble Bees

• Weather Check

  • • AgWeatherNet Current Conditions Map - including frost dates

• USDA Hardiness Zone Map 

  • • Standard by which gardeners can determine which plants are most likely to survive in specific zones

• Soil Temperature Conditions for Vegetable Seed Germination

• Bee Notes

  • • OSU Extension Linn County has a monthly publication exclusively on mason bees in the Pacific Northwest 

• Pollinator Week  - June 17-23, 2024 

  • • Pollinator Partnership - The Pollinator Partnership is working to protect pollinators and their habitat with projects all over North America and globally. See what local and regional initiatives are active near you. 

    • Pollinator Guide