Asian giant hornets are not the only invasive species we have to worry about. The State Department of Agriculture is unveiling a new plan to target Japanese beetles.
The Japanese beetle is a type of invasive insect with no natural predators in Washington. Last year, about 24,000 beetles were caught in the Grandview area, between Yakima and the Tri-Cities, but WSDA’s assumption is that for every beetle caught, there were many others that went unnoticed.
“The Japanese beetle can lay up to 100 eggs every year, so its population can exponentially increase every year,” said Amber Betts, media relations coordinator with WSDA.
The goal is to have the Japanese
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