Approved References for Pest Management Recommendations
Non-Chemical Management Options
Non-chemical management options include cultural, physical, mechanical, and biological strategies. These strategies include, but are not limited to traps, physical barriers, beneficial insects, nematodes, and handpicking.
WSU Master Gardener Volunteers may recommend non-chemical management options from the following resources:
- Gardening in Washington State (all publications)
- WSU Extension Bulletins (EB) (latest versions)
- WSU Extension Memos (EM) (latest versions)
- PNW Insect Management Handbook (Home Landscape section only) (WSU-MISC0047)
- PNW Plant Disease Management Handbook (Listings with “H” next to them indicate homeowner products) (WSU-MISC0048)
- PNW Weed Management Handbook (Lawn Section only) (WSU-MISC0049)
- WSU Pest Leaflet Series (PLS)
- WSU Hortsense Fact Sheets or web site
- Orchard Pest Management: A Resource Guide for the Pacific Northwest
(Good Fruit Grower Publication, ISBN 0-9630659-3-9) - Pests of Landscape Trees and Shrubs: An Integrated Pest Management Guide (University of California, Publication #3359, ISBN 1-879906-18-X)
- Pests of Garden and Small Farm: A Grower’s Guide to Using Less Pesticide
(University of California, publication #3332, ISBN 0-931876-89-3) - Common-Sense Pest Control: Least-Toxic Solutions for Your Home, Garden, Pets and Community (Taunton Press, ISBN 978-0942391633)
- Garden Insects of North America: The Ultimate Guide to Backyard Bugs
(Princeton University Press, ISBN 0-691-09560-4) - Ortho Home Gardener’s Problem Solver
(Ortho Books, San Ramon, CA) - Rodale’s Garden Problem Solver: Vegetables, Fruits and Herbs
(Rodale Press, Emmaus, PA)
Chemical Management Options
Chemical management options include products such as soaps, botanical insecticides, horticultural oils, potassium bicarbonate, and synthetic pesticides.
WSU Master Gardener Volunteers may recommend chemical management options registered for home and garden use only from current WSU Extension references, which include:
- WSU Extension Bulletins (EB) (latest versions)
- WSU Extension Memos (EM) (latest versions)
- PNW Insect Management Handbook (WSU-MISC0047)
- PNW Plant Disease Management Handbook(Home Landscape section only) (WSU-MISC0048)
- PNW Weed Management Handbook (Lawn section only) (WSU-MISC0049)
- WSU Pest Leaflet Series (PLS)
- WSU Hortsense Fact Sheets or web site
- Grow Smart, Grow Safe