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Keeping Your 4-H Market Animals Healthy

4-H members have the same responsibility for growing a safe, wholesome product as the livestock producer who sells hundreds of animals—and must abide by the same laws. This publication can help you produce ...

Joy Jones | Aug 2007 | Extension Catalog publication Peer reviewed (Orange level)

The Wildlife Garden: Raccoon (Procyon Lotor)

This publication describes raccoons and their habits. Explains what type of habitat they need and how you can provide habitat in your yard. Includes sources of additional information and fun facts.

Tara Norris, Sarah Sells | Sep 2004 | Extension Catalog publication Peer reviewed (Orange level)

The Wildlife Garden: Common Garter Snake (Thamnophis sirtalis)

This publication describes garter snakes and their habits. It explains what type of habitat they need and how you can provide habitat in your yard. Includes sources of additional information and fun facts.

Ben Donovan, Nancy Allen | Apr 2007 | Extension Catalog publication Peer reviewed (Orange level)

The Wildlife Garden: California Quail (Callipepla californicac)

This publication describes quail and their habits. It explains what type of habitat they need and how you can provide habitat in your yard. Includes sources of additional information and fun facts.

Zach Turnbull, Sarah Sells | Sep 2004 | Extension Catalog publication Peer reviewed (Orange level)

Mothballs: Proper Use and Alternative Controls for Clothes Moths

There are many ways to control clothes moths, including sanitary, structural, and chemical methods. This broad approach is known as Integrated Pest Management. If you use mothballs, there are some things you should know to keep you, your family, and your pets safe.

Dave Stone, Tim Stock | May 2008 | Extension Catalog publication Peer reviewed (Orange level)

The Wildlife Garden: Western Gray Squirrel (Sciurus griseus)

This publication describes squirrels and their habits. It explains what type of habitat they need and how you can provide habitat in your yard. Includes sources of additional information and fun facts.

Sandra Headley, Sarah Sells | May 2005 | Extension Catalog publication Peer reviewed (Orange level)

Lygus bugs on potatoes in the Pacific Northwest

This publication describes how to identify lygus bugs, their composition in potato fields in the PNW, the kinds of damage they do to potato plants, and how lygus bugs may be potential vectors of potato ...

Josephine Antwi, Silvia I. Rondon, Rodney Cooper | Aug 2017 | Extension Catalog publication Peer reviewed (Orange level)

Storing Food for Safety and Quality

Proper food storage ensures that the food you bring home remains safe to eat and retains its high quality. Learn about storing meat, vegetables, fruit, leftovers, home-preserved food and more.

Surine Greenway, Amy Robertson, Joe Peutz, Grace Wittman | Mar 2023 | Extension Catalog publication Peer reviewed (Orange level)

Wheat Head Armyworm True or False: A Tale from the Pacific Northwest

Armyworm caterpillars can be a troublesome pest in cereal grains grown in the Pacific Northwest states. This publication presents information about the pest and its control.

Silvia I. Rondon, Mary Corp, Diana Roberts, Keith S. Pike, Peter J. Landolt, Dustin Keys | May 2011 | Extension Catalog publication Peer reviewed (Orange level)

Common Insect Pests and Diseases of Shore Pine on the Oregon Coast

Shore pine is a subspecies of lodgepole pine that inhabits the coastal strip in Oregon. Insect pests, diseases, and nonbiological (abiotic) factors may have an impact on growth, visual appearance, and productivity ...

James E. Reeb, David C. Shaw | Sep 2010 | Extension Catalog publication Peer reviewed (Orange level)