For immediate release: 5/29/2020 Media Inquiries: 360-902-2178 Public Inquiries: 1-800-443-6684 Today the Washington State Department of Agriculture (WSDA) reported the first confirmed sighting of an Asian giant hornet in Washington this year. On May 27 …
The Washington State Department of Agriculture (WSDA) is beginning its annual hunt for pests that threaten the state’s environment and agriculture industry. Trappers will set thousands of traps statewide to monitor for the introduction or spread of over …
OLYMPIA -- The Washington State Department of Agriculture (WSDA) finalized a rule change which adds certain soils and growing medium to the list of regulated materials pursuant to the apple maggot quarantine. The updated rule takes effect on July 11. The …
This is a joint press release with WSDA and the Washington Invasives Species Council. For questions regarding the Washington Invasive Species Council, please contact Justin Bush 360-704-0973. OLYMPIA—As summer gets into full swing and people spend more …
The Washington State Department of Agriculture (WSDA) and the U.S. Department of Agriculture Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (USDA APHIS) are asking the public to turn in seeds they receive that may have been shipped into the United States …
For immediate release: 7/31/2020 Media Inquiries: 360-902-2178 Public Inquiries: 1-800-443-6684 OLYMPIA – The Washington State Department of Agriculture (WSDA) trapped its first Asian giant hornet this month. The hornet was found in a WSDA trap set near …
For immediate release: 8/17/2020 Media Inquiries: 360-902-2178 Public Inquiries: 1-800-443-6684 The Washington State Department of Agriculture (WSDA) has trapped a male Asian giant hornet – the first male Asian giant hornet to be detected in the United …
The Washington State Department of Agriculture (WSDA) is providing grants to small scale meat processors for expenses associated with improving capacity during the coronavirus pandemic. Funds for these grants are provided through the federal CARES Act …
For immediate release: 10/23/2020 Media Inquiries: 360-480-5397 Public Inquiries: 1-800-443-6684 WSDA entomologists locate Asian giant hornet nest – first in the US BLAINE – After weeks of trapping and searching, Washington State Department of Agriculture …
Washington State Department of Agriculture (WSDA) entomologists successfully eradicated an Asian giant hornet nest by vacuuming the hornets out of the nest Saturday, Oct. 24, just two days after finding the nest in a tree on private property in Blaine, …
Media Inquiries: 360-464-0118 Public Inquiries: (360) 870-5069 OLYMPIA – The Washington State Department of Agriculture (WSDA) is proposing to update quarantine rules involving the movement of all grape planting stock into or within Washington to further …
OLYMPIA – The Washington State Department of Agriculture (WSDA) is proposing to treat one area in Cowlitz County next spring to eradicate an introduction of Asian gypsy moth, a non-native, invasive pest that can decimate the environment. The proposal calls …
Media Inquiries: 360-464-0118 Public Inquiries: (509) 990-6518 OLYMPIA – The Washington State Department of Agriculture (WSDA) yesterday issued a statewide Stop Sale, Use and Removal Order for “Agro Gold WS,” a product sold for use in organic agriculture …
For immediate release: 2/8/2021 Media Inquiries: (360) 480-5397 Public Inquiries: (360) 902-1878 OLYMPIA – The Washington State Department of Agriculture (WSDA) will offer a free webinar to help poultry owners protect their birds from avian influenza as …
For immediate release: 2/16/2021 Media Inquiries: 360-480-5397 Public Inquiries: 1-800-443-6684 OLYMPIA – The Washington State Department of Agriculture (WSDA) project to find and trap the Asian giant hornet is now the subject of a new documentary …
For immediate release: 3/15/2021 Media Inquiries: 360-480-5397 Public Inquiries: 1-800-443-6684 OLYMPIA – The Asian giant hornet, an invasive pest that threatens pollinators and ignores international borders, is the focus of an international effort to …
OLYMPIA –The Washington State Department of Agriculture (WSDA) is asking the public to report any sightings of Japanese beetle, an invasive and highly destructive pest, and will be hosting an educational webinar about the beetles in April. Japanese …
For immediate release: 4/5/2021 Media Inquiries: 360-480-5397 Public Inquiries: 360-902-1800 OLYMPIA – The Washington State Department of Agriculture (WSDA) is offering grants to small agriculture-related businesses in sectors that have suffered …
Media Inquiries: 360-464-0118 Public Inquiries: 360-902-1800 OLYMPIA – The Washington State Department of Agriculture (WSDA) received confirmation yesterday of a test showing evidence of exposure to SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, in a group of …
Media Inquiries: 360-464-0118 Public Inquiries: 360-902-1800 OLYMPIA – This year’s treatment season for Spartina, an aggressive invasive weed, starts June 1 and will continue through November, the Washington State Department of Agriculture (WSDA) announced …
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