{"id":186,"date":"2009-12-12T22:27:45","date_gmt":"2009-12-13T06:27:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ext100.wsu.edu\/wallawalla\/gardening\/plant\/"},"modified":"2025-10-06T13:35:55","modified_gmt":"2025-10-06T20:35:55","slug":"plant-pests-diseases","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/wallawalla\/gardening\/plant-pests-diseases\/","title":{"rendered":"Plant Pests &amp; Diseases"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wsu-row wsu-row--sidebar-right\" >\r\n    \n<div class=\"wsu-column\"  style=\"\">\r\n\t\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Integrated Pest Management (IPM)<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Cultural<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>plant the right plant in the right place<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>plant disease resistant varieties<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>keep plants healthy<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>keep garden clean<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>rotate annual plants<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Physical<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>hand pick<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>spray with water<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>prune<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>barriers<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>rototill<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>traps<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Biological<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>beneficial insects<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>microorganisms<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>parasitic nematodes<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>birds, snakes, frogs, ducks<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Chemical<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>insecticidal soap<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>horticultural oils<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>botanical insecticides<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>inorganic fungicides and insecticides<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>synthetic fungicides and insecticides<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<\/div>\r\n\n\n<div class=\"wsu-column\"  style=\"\">\r\n\t\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"http:\/\/hortsense.cahnrs.wsu.edu\/Home\/HortsenseHome.aspx\" rel=\"noopener\">WSU Hortsense<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\">Home gardener fact sheets for managing plant problems<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"198\" height=\"198\" src=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/extension\/uploads\/sites\/73\/2013\/07\/codlingmoth-198x198.jpg\" alt=\"codling moth\" class=\"wp-image-317\"\/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"198\" height=\"198\" src=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/extension\/uploads\/sites\/73\/2009\/12\/DSC05169-198x198.jpg\" alt=\"Hosta with insect damage\" class=\"wp-image-1181\"\/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"198\" height=\"198\" src=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/extension\/uploads\/sites\/73\/2009\/12\/DSC05183-198x198.jpg\" alt=\"Groundcover showing signs of distress\" class=\"wp-image-1182\"\/><\/figure><\/div>\n<\/div>\r\n\n<\/div>\n\n<section  class=\"wsu-section wsu-spacing-top--medium wsu-border--add-top\"  >\r\n        \n<div class=\"program-contact \">\n\t\t\t<img\n\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/wallawalla\/wp-content\/plugins\/cahnrs-extension-plugin\/assets\/images\/gardening.png\"\n\t\t\theight=\"75\"\n\t\t\twidth=\"75\"\n\t\t\tclass=\"extension-program-icon\"\n\t\t\talt=\"Program Icon.\"\n\t\t>\n\t\n\t<div class=\"program-contact-info\">\n\t\t<h2>Program Contact<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t\tAmy Rosenberg, Extension Coordinator<br>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"wsu-screen-reader-only\">Phone Number<\/span>509-524-2685\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"wsu-screen-reader-only\">Email Address<\/span> \u2022\n\t\t\t<a href=\"mailto:amy.rosenberg@wsu.edu\">amy.rosenberg@wsu.edu<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n    <\/section>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Integrated Pest Management (IPM) Cultural plant the right plant in the right place plant disease resistant varieties keep plants healthy keep garden clean rotate annual plants 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