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Relación con las especies introducidas y Gestión Integral de plagas

By Mariah Jiang / March 24, 2026

Solve a Pest Problem

By Kate Kauffman / December 31, 2025

If you’ve determined a species needs to be treated, refer to this Plant and Animal ID and Treatment from OSU Extension Office

Rooted In Respect: Rethinking Our Relationship With Plants

By Kate Kauffman / December 31, 2025

Backyard Habitat blog post about how to shift our thinking and language to a more relational approach to introduced species

Five Steps of Integrated Pest Management

By Kate Kauffman / December 31, 2025

Concerns about an introduced species? Take these steps first to reduce pesticide use and unintended harm to native species. Resource by Northwest Center for Alternatives to Pesticides

Reducción de pesticidas

By Mariah Jiang / November 20, 2024

Garden problems

By Katherine Noble / March 12, 2024

Metro offers tips and tricks for dealing with garden pests

Buying Bee-Safe Nursery Plants 

By Dennis Vieira / October 21, 2023

Handout by the Xerces Society.

Healthy Yard and Garden Pledge & Pesticide-Free Zone sign

By JP Marchetti-Mendez / October 21, 2023

Pledge Metro-area residents can take to reduce or eliminate the use of pesticides in their yard and receive a pesticide-free zone ladybug sign

Natural, Pesticide-Free Lawn Care

By Dennis Vieira / October 21, 2023

Handout by City of Gresham

Integrated Pest Management and Indigenous Traditional & Ecological Cultural Knowledge

By Kate Kauffman / October 21, 2023

IPM and ITECK are guides for working with and relating to introduced and native species.

Grow Smart Grow Safe handout 

By Mariah Jiang / October 21, 2023

Handout to help you use the Grow Smart Grow Safe website.

Grow Smart Grow Safe

By Susie Peterson / October 10, 2023

Backyard Habitat references this website in our certification criteria that helps you select methods and products that are less toxic.

Xerces’ Searchable Systemic Insecticides Reference

By Dennis Vieira / October 10, 2023

A website by the Xerces Society that lists dozens of insecticides currently registered in the U.S. that are designed to permeate plants from within.