Pest Advice and Identification Pest Advice River Valley, Forestry and Environmental Services also provides some management advice on a variety of pests in the Edmonton area. Our telephone system has several recorded messages about the control of the most common pests in Edmonton. Also available at the River Valley, Forestry and Environmental Services office is a wide variety of printed educational material such as the Backyard Beneficial Insect Guide . Below you will find advice on some of Edmonton's more common pest problems. Birch Leafminers Pest Identification River Valley, Forestry and Environmental Services offers a free pest identification service to all citizens, health inspectors and exterminators in the Edmonton area.
Identification is an important first step in pest management.
Once identified, it can be determined whether or not the specimen is a harmful pest, what its life cycle is, where it comes from, what it feeds on, what damage it can cause, and how it can be dealt with. Also, if you find an insect that you are unfamiliar with and are curious to find out what it is, we would be glad to help. Include a brief explanatory note with your name and a means of contacting you. Copyright 1995 - 2001 City of Edmonton. All rights reserved.