The first Japanese beetle has been discovered in Kennewick, potentially meaning trouble for homeowners and farmers. It follows sightings of the highly destructive beetle in Pasco and Richland. If ...

A year after a few Japanese beetles were found in Pasco, the infestation of the highly destructive insects appears to have grown significantly. More than 400 of the insects that can devastate grape ...

The number of invasive Japanese beetles trapped in Pasco and Kennewick is up significantly this year, but Washington state Department of Agriculture officials are hopeful that a new method of ...

Bark beetle infestation is a leading cause of tree death in the United States, and as the climate warms, trees weakened by drought are more and more susceptible to being taken out by a growing plague ...

Destructive Japanese beetles surge in Pasco, cross river into Kennewick. Washington state is trying an additional way to eradicate the nonnative species. A yard waste quarantine is being discussed to ...