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 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 pestiide in the PNW.

      • • Plant Disease

        • Insects

        • Weed Management

        • Pesticide Safety

• Ask An Expert

  • • 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