While the eastern U.S. gets bombarded with large broods of cicadas this year, here in the West we face an ongoing threat that’s more than just noise – relentless swarms of Mormon crickets infesting parts of the state.

If there's just something "off" about an animal, have you checked for ticks?

The “murder hornet,” Vespa madarinia, invasion of western Washington and southwestern British Columbia began in 2020 and continued during 2021.

Integrated pest management (IPM) was first implemented in modern-era agricultural operations during the 1970s, shortly after Silent Spring was written by Rachel Carson in the early 1960s. 

During mid-October of 2021, I was finishing up some routine lawn grass management in my backyard in Mountain Home, Idaho, when I stumbled upon a few unique insects I had never seen before.