Washington sees first substantial decline in Japanese beetles
An invasive Japanese beetle sits on a leaf.
COURTESY PHOTO/MISSOURI DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION
YAKIMA — The Washington State Department of Agriculture Pest Program saw its first substantial decline in Japanese beetle numbers after trapping more than 19,000 beetles this summer in Yakima, Benton and Franklin counties, according to a WSDA announcement.
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