Welcome to the IPM for Vegetable Gardening Guide on IPMopedia. This guide has the information and knowledge to keep you informed of the potential pest issues that you may experience on your backyard crops during the growing season. We've chosen 20 of the most popular food crops in the Northwest and coupled each of them with detailed fact sheets on the how to identify and control their most common pest problems. We provide you with the tips and best practices to stay on the look out for harmful pests and control them with the least toxic methods possible in order to keep your food, family, and environment healthy.

Backyard crops of the Northwest

Tomatoes

Common Pests

Aphids
Leafminers

Zucchini

Common Pests

Aphids
Mites

Broccoli

Common Pests

Aphids
Maggots