Resources

Barnyards and Backyards Articles- Animal/ Human Pests

• Black Flies Put the 'Pest' in Pestilence
• Black Widow and Brown Recluse Spiders
• What's Eating Your Horse? Understanding the Bot Fly
• Cleanup Precautions Dramatically Lower Flying Insect Pests on Your Property
• Mosquitoes: West Nile Virus
• Ensure You're Not Bitten When Smitten By Backyard Pond
• Two Most Common Yellow Jacket Wasps in Wyoming Differ in Pestiness

Barnyards and Backyards Articles- Plant Pests

• Containers Can Provide Gardeners Control Over Invading Insects of Weeds
• Elms Eliminated? Tree Pests
• European Paper Wasp, a World Traveler Finally Arrives in Wyoming
• Garden Pest Control May Not Require Heavy Artillery
• Gardeners Have Used Horticultural Oils For Thousands of Years: What to Know
• Grape Pests Want More Than a Sip of Your Vineyard
• Insect Pest New to Wyoming Infests Soft Fruit Crops: Spotted Wing Drosophila
• High Tunnel Insect and Mite Control
• Meager-Looking Alfalfa Weevil Chews Production and Profits
• Meet Wyoming's Most Prolific Insect Pest of Trees
• Not All Bad: A Case for Selective Treatment of Plant Pests
• Residents Asked to Watch for Japanese Beetles
• Strong Arm These Pests So They Don't Get the Upper Hand
• The Worst Garden Pests You've Never Seen
• What's Eating My Plants?
• Wyoming Raspberries Under Attack! Rose Stem Girdler

Barnyards and Backyards Articles- Other 

• Managing House and Garden Insect Pests Safely
• Termites? In Wyoming?

Videos

• Pest Problems Playlist (UWyo Extension, 49 short videos on pest/pesticide topics)
• Blister Beetle in Alfalfa- Information on The Risk They Pose for Hay Consumers: Video Audio Only (UWYo Extension)
• Grape Phylloxera- A New But "Old" Grape Pest Now in Wyoming- Video,Audio Only(UWyo Extension)
• Insect Management in High Tunnels, Greenhouses, and Other Indoor Spaces (Barnyards & Backyards Live!)
• Japanese Beetle- Another New Pest for Wyoming- video, Audio Only (UWyo Extension)
• Tactics for Dealing With Nuisance Wasps, Miller Moths, and Other Bothersome Insects

UW Extension Publications

• Alfalfa Looper: Autographa californica (UW CES Pub B-1013.2)
• Alfalfa Stem Nematode Biology and Management (UW CES Pub B-761R)
• Aphid, Leaf and Stem Feeding (UW CES Pub B-1050.4)
• Aphid, Poplar Vagabond Gall (UW CES Pub B-1041)
• Aphid, Spotted Alfalfa: Therioaphis maculate (UW CES Pub B-1013.1)
• Army Cutworm: Euxoa auxiliaris (UW CES Pub B-1013.8)
• Armyworm, True: Pseudaletia unipuncta (UW CES Pub B-1013.9)
• Banks Grass Mite: Oligonychus pratensis (UW CES Pub B-1013.11)
• Black Vine Weevil and Other Root Weevils in Wyoming Gardens (UW CES Pub B-1176)
• Blister Beetles (UW CES Pub B-1013.3)
• Corn Earworm: Heliothis zea (UW CES Pub B-1013.13)
• Earwigs: Forficula spp. (UW CES Pub B-1013.15)
• Flea Beetles (UW CES Pub B-1013.18)
• Grasshoppers, Common Wyoming Pest (UW CES Pub B-1161)
• Insects and Related Pests of Trees, Shrubs, and Lawns (1991)
• Insect and Mite Control Options for Plants Grown in Wyoming Greenhouses (2013)
• Leafhoppers (UW CES Pub B-1013.17)
• Lygus Bugs (UW CES Pub B-1013.04)
• Management of Hardwood Borers of Trunks and Large Branches (UW CES Pub B-1050)
• Mexican Bean Beetle: Epilachna varivestis (UW CES Pub B-1013.19)
• Pests of the Home Vegetable Garden (1996)
• Scales and Mealybugs (UW CES Pub B-1050.1)
• Slugs, Snails, and Slug Sawflies (UW CES Pub B-1050.3)
• Sowbugs and Pillbugs (UW CES Pub B-1050.2)
• Spiders (UW Pub B-1050.5)
• Two-Spotted Spider Mite: Tetranychus urticae (UW CES Pub B-1013.10)
• Western Corn Rootworm: Diabrotica virgiferis (UW CES Pub B-1013.12)
• Wireworms: Melanotus spp. (UW CES Pub B-1013.14)

Other University Publications

• What's in Your Toolbox? Options for the Management of Pests in Wyoming Gardens and Greenhouses
• Blister Beetles (Kansas State University Research and Extension)
• Insects and Diseases of the Rocky Mountain Region (US Forest Service)

Barnyards and Backyards Articles

• Watch Your Ash Because the Emerald Ash Borer Could Sneak into Wyoming

Other Publications

• Diagnosing Emerald Ash Borer and Other Ash Tree Damage (Colorado EAB Response Team)
• Emerald Ash Borer Look-Alikes (University of Nebraska Extension)
• Recognizing Wood Boring Insects of Ash Trees in Colorado (Colorado State University Extension)
• Insecticides Used to Control Emerald Ash Borer on Residential Shade Trees (Colorado State University Extension)
• State of WY EAB Response Plan (Wyoming State Forestry Division)
• Emerald Ash Borer Info Website

Videos

• Emerald Ash Borer (Barnyards and Backyards Live!)
• Emerald Ash Borer Update (CSU Extension)
• Emerald Ash Borer with Amy Lentz and Alison O'Connor (CSU Extension)

Barnyards and Backyards Articles

• Ask Sam: Pheromons for Bark Beetles Control
• Harvesting Bark Beetle Infested Firewood Brings Unwanted Pests to Town
• Little Beetles, Big Problem
• Throw Down the Gauntlet Against Mountain Pine Beetle
• Mountain Pine Beetle Still Active in Wyoming's Forests

Other Publications

• Product Use to Prevent Mountain Pine Beetle (Colorado State Forest Service, March 2010)

Videos

• Wyoming's Mountain Pine Beetle Part 1 (Barnyards and Backyards Wyoming, 2011)
• Wyoming's Mountain Pine Beetle Part 2 (Barnyards and Backyards Wyoming, 2011)
• Wyoming's Mountain Pine Beetle Part 3 (Barnyards and Backyards Wyoming, 2011)
• Options for Handling Trees Infested by Mountain Pine Beetle (Barnyards and Backyards Wyoming, 2011)
• Protecting Trees from Mountain Pine Beetle (Barnyards and Backyards Wyoming, 2011)

Websites

• Mountain Pine Beetle Info (Colorado State Forest Service)
• IPS Beetles- Common Species Affecting Pine and Spruce Trees (Colorado State University Extension)

Barnyards and Backyards Articles

• Ask Sam: How do I reduce grasshopper infestation on my property next summer?
• Grasshopper and RAATs? They're a Great Combination
• Never Too Early to Protect Against Grasshopper

UW Extension Publications

• Common Wyoming Pest: Grasshoppers (UW CES Pub B-1161)

Videos

• Grasshoppers! Part 1 (Barnyards and Backyards Wyoming, 2011)
• Grasshoppers! Part 2 (Barnyards and Backyards Wyoming, 2011)

Websites

• Grasshoppers of Wyoming and the West (University of Wyoming Entomology)

Barnyards and Backyards Articles- Pollinators

• Ask Sam: Will pollinator plants attract hordes of wasps and other stinging insects?
• The Backyard Buzz: Wyoming's Native Bees
• Butterflies of Wyoming
• Couple Turns Eastern Wyoming Property Into Pollinator Playground
• Featured Landowner: Diversity, Adaptability, Key to Bee, Beef, Vegetable Operation
• Honey Bees, Hives Need TLC, to Help Them Survive Wyoming Winter, Early Spring
• Featured Landowner: Land Blossoms Under Direction of Northeastern Wyoming Family
• Like Pollinators and Hate Bloat and Weeds? Think Sainfoin- The Honey Crop
• Pollination- It is a Bee-autiful Thing
• Pollinator Partners
• Take Advantage of Unlikely Moisture Source to Help Establish Pollinator Plots
• The Importance of Pollination
• There's a Buzz About Beekeeping in Wyoming
• Wyoming Hosts Many Native Pollinators

Barnyards and Backyards Articles- Other

• Encourage Ladybird Beetles to Stay in Your Garden
• Spider Savvy: Education Helps Identify the Beneficial From the Harmful

UW Extension Publications

• Alfalfa Leafcutting Bee: Megachile rotundata (UW CES Pub B-1013.5) 
• Honey Bee: Apis mellifera (UW CES Pub B-1013.6)
• Ladybird Beetles (UW CES Pub B-1013.20)
• Parasitic Wasps (UW CES Pub B-1013.21)
• Syrphid Flies (UW CES Pub B-1013.22)

Additional Resources

• Visit our Pollinator Guide Resources Page for more information