Well it's time to get serious about being outdoors. Time to break out the lawn chairs and fire up the BBQ!
However, it's also time to become more diligent in examining the garden for pests. They move in very fast this time of year.
Be careful not to let your plants dry out too much as we head into summer. Especially the outdoor potted plants. Thrips (insect) and Powdery Mildew (fungus) are both opportunistic invaders, and they are just waiting for dry enough conditions to make their move.
Here is a link to pests and management techniques for the PNW: http://insects.ippc.orst.edu/pnw/insects?15NURS13.dat
Mosquitoes are out now, so protect yourself and your pets from these pests. "Mosquitoes are a vector agent that carries disease-causing viruses and parasites from person to person without exhibiting symptoms themselves." Here is more good information about Mosquitoes from Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mosquito
Ticks are a real problem if you hike or trail walk! Remember to inspect pets every day if they go outside. "Major tick-borne diseases include Lyme disease, Rocky Mountain spotted fever, relapsing fever, tularemia, tick-borne meningoencephalitis, Colorado tick fever, Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever, babesiosis and cytauxzoonosis." More good information here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ticks
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