Pest Management in the Home and Garden

Home & Garden Pest Management Guide

This publication provides information on identification and management of over 400 plant pests, diseases and weeds in the home and garden, with emphasis on pest prevention and Integrated Pest Management. 

• Home & Garden Pest Management Guide for British Columbia

Home Garden Pests

Information on identification and management of plant pests and diseases in the home and garden.

Insects

• Brown Marmorated Stink Bug
• Daylily Gall Midge (PDF, 143 KB)
• Elm seed and “Tuxedo” Bugs (PDF, 631 KB)
• European Brown Garden Snail (PDF, 142 KB)
• Guide to Managing Tree Fruit Pests in the Home Garden (PDF)
• Japanese Beetle Pest Alert
• Spotted Wing Drosophila (Drosophila suzukii) (PDF, 1 MB)
• Western Yellowstriped Armyworm (PDF, 1.1 MB)
• Multicoloured Asian Lady Beetle (Ladybugs) 

Plant Diseases

• Dying Cedar Hedges - What is the Cause? (PDF, 434 KB)
• Guide to Managing Tree Fruit Pests in the Home Garden (PDF, 244 KB)
• Learn About Potato Diseases I: For Home and Community Gardeners (PDF, 1.1 MB)
• Learn About Potato Diseases II: For Home and Community Gardeners (PDF, 1.3 MB)
• Late Blight Disease of Home Garden Potatoes and Tomatoes Q & A (PDF, 209 KB)
• Pear Trellis Rust in the Home Garden (PDF, 329 KB)

Structural and Other Pests

• Ticks in British Columbia
• Subterranian Termites (PDF, 127 KB)