Japanese Beetle

According to the Washington State Department of Agriculture, homeowners who live in a previous Japanese beetle treatment area in Yakima or Benton counties can now give consent and sign up for 2025 Japanese beetle treatments.  WSDA said southcentral Washington homeowners can get these free treatments by getting a consent form, either in English or in Spanish, filling it out and returning it to the

The Washington State Department of Agriculture has expanded the Japanese beetle quarantine in the south-central portion of the state.  The original quarantine was established in 2022 and included 49 square miles in the Grandview area.  But, be...

Japanese Beetles can destroy ecosystems

More residents in Pasco, in particular, are needed to turn in treatment consent forms, according to the Washington State Department of Agriculture.

The Washington State Department of Agriculture is "pounding the pavement" to get consent forms signed for Japanese beetle eradication treatment.

Protect your property in South Central WA from Japanese beetles with WSDA's safe Acelepryn treatments. Consent online or via Pest Program for eradication efforts.

New emergency rule in Washington State expands quarantine areas in Grandview and Sunnyside due to Japanese beetles discovery.

The Washington State Department of Agriculture (WSDA) Pest Program is now seeking treatment consent from residents of Yakima, Benton, and Franklin counties.

The invasive Japanese Beetle is thought to have first arrived in America - in 1916, on the East Coast. Four years later, in 2020, The first Japanese Beetles were discovered in the state - in a Sunnyside, Washington Parking lot. Their presence in Washington is a big threat to cherries, hops, grapes, and roses...

WSDA Pest Program Manager Sven Spichiger says the community is the solution to eradicating the beetle, and that working together is necessary. Reports suggest WSDA is making progress with approximately half of the proposed treatment areas allowing them to treat properties for the beetle.