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

• 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.

• PNW Handbooks - searchable database

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

      • • Plant Disease

        • Insects

        • Weed Management

        • Pesticide Safety

• Ask Extension

  • • Oregon State University has experts in a variety of topics.

• Grow Smart Grow Safe

• Home Vegetable Gardening

• Pest Leaflet Series

• Integrated Pest Management

• Great Plant Picks

• Washington Bumble Bees

• Weather Check

  • • AgWeatherNet Current Conditions Map - including frost dates

• 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 - Week of June 21, 2021

  • • 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