Japanese beetles increase, spongy moths decrease in annual trapping
2024-11-20
The Washington State Department of Agriculture has wrapped up seasonal trapping for several invasive pests including Japanese beetles and spongy moths. The traps for these pests, which were set and checked several times throughout the summer, have now been removed.
Stevens County flock gets first case of HPAI
2024-11-04
Stevens County, Washington saw its first case of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) late last week. Washington state domestic flocks had almost a year break from HPAI until last month. Since then, the Washington State Department of Agriculture (WSDA) has confirmed a total of five cases, the latest two being confirmed Friday, November 1, 2024, in Okanogan and Stevens counties.