The Washington state Department of Agriculture is expanding eight-fold the area of private and public land in the Tri-Cities ...

KENNEWICK, Wash. - For the first time ever, Kennewick has been added to the area where the Washington State Department of Agriculture sprays for Japanese Beetles.

Authorities discovered the bugs while inspecting a shipment of 188 ... CBP’s Area Port director for the Area Port of Washington, D.C. “Customs and Border Protection agriculture specialists ...

An adult Japanese beetle. Washington State Department of Agriculture Adult Japanese beetles are up to a half inch long and have a metallic green head and thorax and iridescent copper wing covers.

The Washington state Department of Agriculture is seeking permission to treat public and private properties outlined in red this spring to help eradicate invasive Japanese beetles that have spread ...