Japanese Beetle


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GIVE TREATMENT CONSENT

Click the button below to give permission to have your property treated for Japanese beetle at no cost to you.
Are you in a Japanese beetle planned treatment area? You can now give consent to have your property treated!
You can give consent online. If you need your unique PIN (to provide consent online), please email pestprogram@agr.wa.gov or call 1-800-443-6684. 

You can also download the consent form and take it to a drop-off location or mail it to: Camilo Acosta, WSDA, 21 N 1st Ave, Yakima, WA 98902. Or email the completed consent form to pestprogram@agr.wa.gov

¿Se encuentra en un área de tratamiento planificada para el escarabajo japonés? ¡Ahora puede dar su consentimiento para que se trate su propiedad!

Puede descargar el formulario de consentimiento y llevarlo a un lugar de entrega o enviarlo por correo a: Camilo Acosta, WSDA, 21 N 1st Ave, Yakima, WA 98902. O envíe el formulario de consentimiento completo por correo electrónico a pestprogram@agr.wa.gov

map of Grandview Japanese beetle treatment area  map of Pasco Japanese beetle treatment area

Join the Washington State Department of Agriculture to learn how you can help eradicate Japanese beetle from the Yakima, Benton, and Franklin Counties. WSDA plans to treat the infested areas, including private property. If you own property in or around Wapato, Grandview, Mabton, Sunnyside, and Pasco you'll want to attend this webinar and learn how to have your property treated for free!

WSDA will also share information about the Japanese beetle trapping program provide quarantine updates. Help us remove Japanese beetle and register for this webinar today!


Jornada de puertas abiertas virtual del escarabajo japonés

Únase al Departamento de Agricultura del Estado de Washington (WSDA) para aprender cómo puede ayudar a erradicar el escarabajo japonés del Condados de Yakima, Benton y Franklin. WSDA planea tratar las áreas infestadas, incluyendo la propiedad privada. Si posee una propiedad en Wapato, Grandview, Mabton, Sunnyside o Pasco o sus alrededores, atende a este seminario web y aprende cómo puede tener su propiedad tratada de forma gratuita.

 

WSDA también compartirá información sobre el programa japonés de captura de escarabajos y proporcionará actualizaciones de cuarentena. Ayúdenos a eliminar el escarabajo japonés y regístrese hoy en este seminario web!


 

The yard waste drop-off at 875 Bridgeview Rd. Grandview WA, 98930 will open April 1.
Learn more on the yard debris webpage

Quarantine is part of a three-pronged effort to eradicate the invasive pest in Washington state. 

After reviewing trapping data from the 2023 season, officials determined additional measures are needed to help curb the spread of the infestation while teams work to rid the area of this invasive beetle. The rule expands the quarantine to encompass new areas where beetles have been caught, primarily in Sunnyside and west of Grandview. 

Per state regulations, moving yard waste, plants, and soil out of the quarantine zone is restricted. To learn more read our press release here.
ALWAYS PROHIBITED PROHIBITED MAY 15 - OCT 15 NEVER PROHIBITED
  • Soil or sod (turf)
  • Plants not free from soil, such as mint roots, fruit trees and bushes, nursery stock, and potted plants
  • Hop bines and cones
  • Unshucked corn ears
  • Cut flowers
  • All plants and plant cuttings: brush, branches, roots, leaves, grass clippings, weeds, and other yard or farm waste
  • Dormant plants and bulbs free from all soil
  • Harvested and with no beetles present: cherries, apples, peaches, apricots, grapes, baled hay, grains, dried mint, processed hop cones


Japanese Beetle


Japanese beetles (Popillia japonica) are highly invasive pests of more than 300 plants, including roses, grapes, and hops.

The adults feed on leaves, buds, flowers, and fruit of plants. Their larvae are found in soil. They can be moved in field or yard waste, purchased plants, infested turf/sod, gardening soil, and more.

If Japanese beetle were to establish in Washington, it would pose a serious threat to gardens, parks, and farms. Quarantines can start which make it difficult and expensive to move agricultural and nursery products.
Learn more about Japanese beetle and how you can help.
Learn how to get a free treatment.
Keep plants, yard debris, and soil inside the quarantine area.
Learn where to take your yard debris for free.
Learn more about beetle trapping.
Find answers to frequently asked questions.

Interactive Map

The interactive map below lets you to navigate the quarantine and treatment area. You can also see 2023 beetle catches.

If you are having trouble loading the map, click here to open it in Arc-GIS
 

Stay informed

Want to stay informed about WSDA's Japanese beetle project? Join our email or Faceook group to receive updates about the project and connect with others who are also interested.

REPORT JAPANESE BEETLE

Click the button below to report Japanese beetle sightings in Washington State.