Published: Monday, August 24, 2009
State on guard against Japanese beetle invasion
PASCO — Washington agriculture officials have placed 2,000 traps across Washington this summer to detect a leaf-eating pest that could threaten grapes, hops, cherries, pears and apples.
A state Agriculture Department pest program spokesman, John Lundberg, told the Tri-City Herald some traps for Japanese beetles have been placed near airports because the insects have been known to stow away on cargo planes.
The traps are put out in late June and are removed in mid-September. Last year traps caught two beetles, one in Spokane and one in Seattle.
Lundberg says efforts to keep Japanese beetles out of Washington have been successful, so far.
Information from: Tri-City Herald, www.tri-cityherald.com
A state Agriculture Department pest program spokesman, John Lundberg, told the Tri-City Herald some traps for Japanese beetles have been placed near airports because the insects have been known to stow away on cargo planes.
The traps are put out in late June and are removed in mid-September. Last year traps caught two beetles, one in Spokane and one in Seattle.
Lundberg says efforts to keep Japanese beetles out of Washington have been successful, so far.
Information from: Tri-City Herald, www.tri-cityherald.com
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