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“Keep Pests at Bay the Green Way,”with Laurel Moulton, Thursday, April 16

Published 1:30 am Thursday, April 2, 2026

photos by Laurel Moulton Integrated Pest Management (IPM) can help keep pests in check by reducing sources of food, water and shelter and only using least-toxic pesticides when necessary. Find out how IPM can help you be a greener gardener! Join WSU Clallam County Extension Regional Horticulture Specialist Laurel Moulton for the Green Thumb Education Series presentation “Keep Pests at Bay the Green Way,” Thursday, April 16 at the Vern Burton Community Center Meeting Rooms, 308 E. 4th Street in Port Angeles from 1 – 2:15 p.m. Visit extension.wsu.edu/clallam/master-gardener-calendar/ for the latest information on upcoming presentations. (Cutworm damage on lettuce) Who ate your winter lettuce? Not you! IPM will help you identify pests and treat problems appropriately before it’s too late. Winter cutworm damage to lettuce.
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photos by Laurel Moulton

Integrated Pest Management (IPM) can help keep pests in check by reducing sources of food, water and shelter and only using least-toxic pesticides when necessary. Find out how IPM can help you be a greener gardener! Join WSU Clallam County Extension Regional Horticulture Specialist Laurel Moulton for the Green Thumb Education Series presentation “Keep Pests at Bay the Green Way,” Thursday, April 16 at the Vern Burton Community Center Meeting

Rooms, 308 E. 4th Street in Port Angeles from 1 – 2:15 p.m. Visit extension.wsu.edu/clallam/master-gardener-calendar/ for the latest information on upcoming presentations.

(Cutworm damage on lettuce) Who ate your winter lettuce? Not you! IPM will help you identify pests and treat problems appropriately before it’s too late. Winter cutworm damage to lettuce.

photos by Laurel Moulton Integrated Pest Management (IPM) can help keep pests in check by reducing sources of food, water and shelter and only using least-toxic pesticides when necessary. Find out how IPM can help you be a greener gardener! Join WSU Clallam County Extension Regional Horticulture Specialist Laurel Moulton for the Green Thumb Education Series presentation “Keep Pests at Bay the Green Way,” Thursday, April 16 at the Vern Burton Community Center Meeting Rooms, 308 E. 4th Street in Port Angeles from 1 – 2:15 p.m. Visit extension.wsu.edu/clallam/master-gardener-calendar/ for the latest information on upcoming presentations. (Cutworm damage on lettuce) Who ate your winter lettuce? Not you! IPM will help you identify pests and treat problems appropriately before it’s too late. Winter cutworm damage to lettuce.
(Sunscald on blackberries). Is this a disease or just sunburn? IPM will help you know the difference and treat problems appropriately. Sunscald on blackberries.

Is there a greener way to manage pests and diseases in your garden? Integrated Pest Management (IPM) can help keep pests in check by reducing sources of food, water and shelter and only using the least-toxic pesticides when necessary. Find out how IPM can work for you! Join WSU Clallam County Extension Regional Horticulture Specialist Laurel Moulton for the Green Thumb Education Series presentation “Keep Pests at Bay the Green Way,” Thursday, April 16th at the Vern Burton Community Center Meeting Rooms, 308 E. 4th Street in Port Angeles from 1:00 – 2:15 p.m.

During the presentation, you will learn how to implement an IPM system, why it’s important and what resources are available to help you. Laurel will also share how to:

• Nurture a resilient garden that requires less work.

• Choose the least harmful management actions.

• Develop a holistic approach to addressing problems that do arise.

• Improve your observation skills in the garden.

• Choose and use pesticides in the least harmful manner.

Laurel has been a Master Gardener since 2006 and currently coordinates the Master Gardener Program in Clallam County. She acts as a regional IPM specialist in Clallam, Jefferson and Kitsap Counties. With 25 years in horticulture and botany, she has educated home gardeners and small farms, produced native plants for restoration, and conducted research on ecosystems and agricultural systems. She loves insects and helping others love (or at least understand) them too. Laurel holds a master’s degree in Horticulture Systems with a minor in entomology from Oregon State University.

The Green Thumb Education Series, sponsored by the Washington State University Clallam County Master Gardeners, is held in person typically on Thursdays from January through May, and September through November. Scheduled presentations are subject to change. Please visit the WSU Extension Clallam County website calendar at https://extension.wsu.edu/clallam/master-gardener-calendar/ for the latest information on upcoming presentations.

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