Grandview

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...

The Washington State Department of Agriculture will host an open house on Thursday, March 9th to address plans to eradicate the Japanese Beetle.  The open house is scheduled to run from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. at the Grandview Library, 500 W. Main St....

With another growing season approaching, the Washington state Department of Agriculture is preparing to fight the Japanese Beetle.  The invasive pest was first reported in the Grandview area in 2020, when three beetles were discovered.  Since t...

Washington State Department of Agriculture officials confirmed last week that Japanese beetles have spread beyond the initial quarantine area established earlier this year.  On Thursday, December 15th, the WSDA filed an emergency rule to expand the boundaries of the internal quarantine of Japanese beetle.  The Dep...

Because of ongoing problems with the Japanese beetle, the Washington state Department of Agriculture has adopted a quarantine for the Grandview area.  Starting September 15th, the movement of certain items will be limited in the infested area, in an effort to prevent the spread of the invasive pest.  Those i...

Late last week, Washington State Department of Agriculture entomologists confirmed the first report of Japanese beetle larvae for the year.  This is the first report of a larvae or grub confirmed in the beetle infestation area near Grandview, WA.  A ...

The Washington State Department of Agriculture plans to start its efforts to eradicate the Japanese beetle infestation in south central Washington Monday, May 2nd. The Department says all together, it plans to treat around 2,000 acres in the Grandview area in both Yakima and Benton counties ...

The Washington State Department of Agriculture is accepting public comments on the environmental review for its proposed plan to eradicate Japanese beetle in Grandview and surrounding areas of Yakima and Benton counties. The Japanese beetle is a highly destructive plant pest that can be very difficult and expensive to control. Feeding ...

The Washington State Department of Agriculture will host an open house Tuesday to discuss efforts to eradicate the Japanese beetle. During the event, which runs from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m., WSDA will share its plans to eradicate the invasive beetle ...

The Washington state Department of Agriculture’s fight against the Japanese beetle infestation in the Grandview area of south central Washington is heating up again as eradication plans are underway. The WSDA detected more than 24,000 beetles in the area in 2021. In ...