Gardening Resources

GENERAL INFORMATION | INSECTS/DISEASE/CULTURAL | WILDLIFE | WEEDS/PLANTS | DROUGHT INFO | MISCELLANEOUS

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GENERAL INFORMATION

• Snohomish County Pest Alerts (websites)
• WSU Publications (website)
• Snohomish County Gardening Fact Sheets (website)
• WSU Gardening in Washington State Website (website)
• Rain Garden Website (website)
• Natural Yard Care Website (website)
• Growing Groceries Website (website)
• Snohomish County Agriculture (website)
• WSU Fruit Horticulture program (website) at Northwestern Washington Research and Extension Center
• WSU Vegetable Horticulture program (website) at Northwestern Washington Research and Extension Center

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INSECTS, PLANT DISEASES & CULTURAL PROBLEMS

• WSU Hortsense (website): Home gardening fact sheets for managing plant problems
• WSU Pestsense (website): Fact sheets for managing common indoor pest problems
• WSU-Puyallup Plant & Insect Diagnostic Laboratory (website)
• WSU Host-Pathogen and Host-Insect/Spider Indices (website) – Pathogens and Arthropods submitted to WSU Puyallup Plant Clinic 1999-2005
• WSU Plant Pest Leaflet Series (website)
• Pacific Northwest (PNW) Plant Defoliators (website)
• Pacific Northwest Insect Management Handbook (website)
• Pacific Northwest Plant Disease Management Handbook (website)
• First Detector Training (website) for Educators
• National Agriculture Pest Information System (website) Pest Tracker
• Ornamental Plant Pathology (website) – WSU Extension
• Forestry Resources (website) – WSU Extension
• Living With Bugs (website) –  Least toxic solutions to everyday bug problems, by Jack DeAngelis, Oregon State U. entomologist (ret.)
• Invisible Itches (website) – University of Kentucky
• Diagnosing Mysterious “Bug Bites” (website) – Texas A&M Extension
• Mystery Bites and Itches – Arthropod and Non-Arthropod Sources in Colorado (website) – Colorado State Extension (note: no chiggers in Washington)
• EPA Bed Bug information (website)
• Bed Bug information (website)– National Pesticide Information Center
• Recognizing and Managing Bed Bugs (website/pdf) – WSU Fact Sheet FS070E
• Spotted Winged Drosophila Monitoring, Identifying, and Fruit Sampling (website/pdf) – WSU Fact Sheet, FS049E
• Distinguishing Asian Exotic Longhorn Beetles from Local Longhorn Beetles (pdf) – WSU Pest Leaflet Series
• Buggy Resources and Links (website) –“Bug info” for kids and others
• Bees and Beekeeping Resources and Links (website)

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WILDLIFE / VERTEBRATES

• Living with Washington’s Wildlife (website) -Washington State Dept. of Fish and Wildlife. Includes information on dealing with many of Washington’s common pest species.
• Useful Vertebrate Pest Management Links (website) – Recommendations by Dave Pehling, Zoologist (Extension Educator, Retired)
• Wildlife Gardening and Backyard Habitats Links (website)

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WEEDS / PLANTS

• Weed ID and Management (website)
• WSU Hortsense (website): “Weeds” Section
• Pacific Northwest Weed Management Handbook (website) – PNW Weed Management Handbook (online)
• Washington State Noxious Weed Control Board (website)
• Plants for Pollinators in Oregon (pdf) – USDA/NRCS Technical Notes

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DROUGHT-RELATED INFORMATION

• WSU Drought Alert (website) – WSU Extension
• Home Water-Saving Methods (website/pdf) – WSU publication EB0732
• Lawns and Other Turf (website/pdf) – EB0684
• Rain Barrels – Make your own! (website) – Whatcom Co. Master Recycler/Composters
• Watering Home Gardens and Landscape Plants (website/pdf) – EB1090
• Water Conservation in Gardens and Landscapes (website/pdf) – EM483

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MISCELLANEOUS

• National Pesticide Information Center (website)
• EPA Pesticides Page (website) – Includes info on pest management, safety, regulation, etc.
• PICOL (website): WSU Pesticide Information Center On Line
• Pesticide Active Ingredient Profiles (website) – Cornell Universtiy
• USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map (website) – Updated 2012
• Washington State MG Manual (website)
• WSU Northwest Washington Research and Extension Center (website) – Mount Vernon, WA
• WebGarden (Website) – Ohio State University

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