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WSDA Reports First Japanese Beetle Of 2025
WSDA Reports First Japanese Beetle Of 2025
WSDA Reports First Japanese Beetle Of 2025
Japanese beetles have made their first appearances of the year in the Lower Yakima Valley.  The Washington State Department of Agriculture said nine beetles were detected in ten traps in Grandview and one beetle was detected in a trap in Wapato on June 9.   ...
Newhouse Calls For Investigation Of Seattle EPA Office
Newhouse Calls For Investigation Of Seattle EPA Office
Newhouse Calls For Investigation Of Seattle EPA Office
Efforts to investigate the Northwest EPA office are now coming from D.C.  On Monday, central Washington’s Dan Newhouse sent a Letter to EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin requesting an investigation into communications between anti-agriculture activist organizations and federal civil service employees.   "I am writing to...
Drought Continues To Spread Across Washington, Ecology Says
Drought Continues To Spread Across Washington, Ecology Says
Drought Continues To Spread Across Washington, Ecology Says
According to the state Department of Ecology, drought conditions continue in central Washington and may be developing in the northern and even western parts of the state.  And the recent Water Supply Availability Committee meeting indicated existing drought conditions are likely to persist through the summer, and in some areas, conditions may worsen. T...
Ecology Declares Drought For Yakima, Other Washington Counties
Ecology Declares Drought For Yakima, Other Washington Counties
Ecology Declares Drought For Yakima, Other Washington Counties
For the 3rd year in a row, the Washington Department of Ecology has declared a drought emergency in central Washington.  Ecology noted in Tuesday’s announcement that back-to-back droughts in 2023 and 2024 took their toll on Upper Yakima, Lower Yakima and Naches watersheds, causing significant deficits in precipitation and soil moisture.   The De...
WSDA Gearing Up For the 6th Year Of Fighting The Japanese Beetle
WSDA Gearing Up For the 6th Year Of Fighting The Japanese Beetle
WSDA Gearing Up For the 6th Year Of Fighting The Japanese Beetle
This year, as in year’s past, the Washington State Department of Agriculture will deploy thousands of traps to monitor for Japanese beetle adults.  While the program traps around nurseries and farms throughout the state, most traps are placed at pathways like airports, railways, or transfer stations.  The Departmen...

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