2019 Japanese Beetle Eradication Update from ODA

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The Oregon Department of Agriculture recently released a 2019 update on the Japanese Beetle Eradication project in Washington County. Here are some highlights:

  • 95% of those within the treatment area consented to treatment in 2019.

  • Treatment included 8,500 residences, 6 schools, 8 parks, 3 shopping center, and 1 golf course.

  • Compared to 2018, there was a 56% reduction in the overall number of beetles trapped in 2019.

  • As a result of the 2018 granular treatment and 2019 foliar treatment, there was a 65% reduction this year in the number of beetles trapped within the 2018 treatment boundary.

The Oregon Department of Agriculture will continue treatment next season and are planning to expand the treatment boundary. For more information on the Japanese beetle eradication project please visit: https://www.japanesebeetlepdx.info.

The full 2019 Japanese beetle eradication project update can be found here: www.japanesebeetlepdx.info/updates.

The Battle Against Japanese Beetle: Round 2

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From the Oregon Department of Agriculture (ODA): 

With year one of an expected five-year Japanese beetle eradication effort completed in the Cedar Mill area of Washington County, the Oregon Department of Agriculture is formulating plans for 2018 that go beyond this year’s treatment area. The expansion is not unexpected and ODA is hopeful that community support remains impressively strong.

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“Going into year two, the message really hasn’t changed,” says Clint Burfitt, manager of ODA’s Insect Pest Prevention and Management Program. “This is still a community-based project. If we are going to be able to eradicate Japanese beetle, it’s because the people in the community want to be a part of this project. What we saw this first year was strong, vocal, and explicit grassroots support from the community that they appreciate what we are doing and how we are doing it.”

 

To read the full article from ODA, click here. 

For more information about the Japanese beetle eradication project, click here.