{"id":88,"date":"2014-03-12T09:33:48","date_gmt":"2014-03-12T16:33:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ext100.wsu.edu\/skagit\/?page_id=88"},"modified":"2026-09-18T15:58:22","modified_gmt":"2026-09-18T22:58:22","slug":"pestcontrol","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/skagit\/agriculture\/pestcontrol\/","title":{"rendered":"Horticultural Pest Control Board"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wsu-hero wsu-width--full wsu-pattern--wsu-light-radial-left  wsu-hero--size-small \">\n\t\n\t<div class=\"wsu-image-frame wsu-image-frame--fill\">\n\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/extension\/uploads\/sites\/57\/2025\/12\/IMG_9948-scaled.jpg\"\n\t\tsrcset=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/extension\/uploads\/sites\/57\/2025\/12\/IMG_9948-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/extension\/uploads\/sites\/57\/2025\/12\/IMG_9948-scaled.jpg 396w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/extension\/uploads\/sites\/57\/2025\/12\/IMG_9948-scaled.jpg 792w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/extension\/uploads\/sites\/57\/2025\/12\/IMG_9948-scaled.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/extension\/uploads\/sites\/57\/2025\/12\/IMG_9948-scaled.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/extension\/uploads\/sites\/57\/2025\/12\/IMG_9948-scaled.jpg 2048w\"\n\t\tsizes=\"(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\"\n\t\talt=\"Pest Management Coordinator places an insect trap\"\n\t\tstyle=\"object-position: 50% 50%\"\n\t\t\/>\n<\/div>\n\n\t<div class=\"wsu-overlay wsu-pattern-after wsu-overlay--none wsu-pattern--none\"><\/div>\n\t<div class=\"wsu-hero__content\">\n\t\t<div class=\"wsu-hero__caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"breadcrumbs\" typeof=\"BreadcrumbList\" vocab=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/\">\r\n\t<!-- Breadcrumb NavXT 7.2.0 -->\n<span property=\"itemListElement\" typeof=\"ListItem\"><a property=\"item\" typeof=\"WebPage\" title=\"Go to WSU Extension.\" href=\"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/\" class=\"main-home\" ><span property=\"name\">WSU Extension<\/span><\/a><meta property=\"position\" content=\"1\"><\/span> &gt; <span property=\"itemListElement\" typeof=\"ListItem\"><a property=\"item\" typeof=\"WebPage\" title=\"Go to Skagit County.\" href=\"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/skagit\" class=\"home\" ><span property=\"name\">Skagit County<\/span><\/a><meta property=\"position\" content=\"2\"><\/span> &gt; <span property=\"itemListElement\" typeof=\"ListItem\"><a property=\"item\" typeof=\"WebPage\" title=\"Go to News.\" href=\"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/skagit\/news\/\" class=\"post-root post post-post\" aria-current=\"page\"><span property=\"name\">News<\/span><\/a><meta property=\"position\" content=\"3\"><\/span><\/div><header class=\"wsu-article-header \">\r\n\t<h1 class=\"wsu-article-header__title\">\r\n\t\tHorticultural Pest Control Board\t<\/h1>\r\n\r\n\t\r\n\t\r\n\t\r\n\t<\/header>\r\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Entomology and Horticulture in the News<\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"wsu-card-wrapper wsu-card-wrapper--news wsu-card-wrapper--per-row-3\">\r\n        <article class=\"wsu-card wsu-card--news wsu-card--id-66733 \">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wsu-image-frame wsu-image-frame--fixed-ratio\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/news.cahnrs.wsu.edu\/article\/new-from-extension-conservation-grazing-varroa-resistance-cosmic-crisp-best-management-practices-and-more\/\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/cahnrs\/uploads\/sites\/4\/Cover-Photo-FS411E_Creative-Commons-License.jpg\"\n\t\t\t\t\tsrcset=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/cahnrs\/uploads\/sites\/4\/Cover-Photo-FS411E_Creative-Commons-License.jpg 600w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/cahnrs\/uploads\/sites\/4\/Cover-Photo-FS411E_Creative-Commons-License-400x267.jpg 400w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/cahnrs\/uploads\/sites\/4\/Cover-Photo-FS411E_Creative-Commons-License-300x200.jpg 300w\"\t\t\t\t\tsizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\"\t\t\t\t\talt=\"A close up of a Varroa mite on a honey bee.\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"wsu-card__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"wsu-title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/news.cahnrs.wsu.edu\/article\/new-from-extension-conservation-grazing-varroa-resistance-cosmic-crisp-best-management-practices-and-more\/\">\t\t\tNew from Extension: Conservation grazing, Varroa resistance, Cosmic Crisp\u00ae best management practices, and more\t\t\t<\/a>\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t        \t\t<div class=\"wsu-meta-date\">\n\t\t\t<time>September 17, 2026<\/time>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wsu-caption\">\n\t\t\t<p>Each month, experts from Washington State University Extension release guides that inform agriculture in Washington and beyond. The latest Extension publications explore conservation grazing principles for livestock producers, help the tree fruit industry effectively grow the Cosmic Crisp\u00ae apple variety, protect against foodborne illness, and aid beekeepers facing resistant pests. Find more guides and topics [&hellip;]<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/article>\n<article class=\"wsu-card wsu-card--news wsu-card--id-66713 \">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wsu-image-frame wsu-image-frame--fixed-ratio\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/news.cahnrs.wsu.edu\/article\/game-week-harvest-markets-to-share-tastes-of-wsu-innovation\/\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/cahnrs\/uploads\/sites\/4\/Butch-w-Fruit-Sale-Sign-crop-1024x730.jpg\"\n\t\t\t\t\tsrcset=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/cahnrs\/uploads\/sites\/4\/Butch-w-Fruit-Sale-Sign-crop.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/cahnrs\/uploads\/sites\/4\/Butch-w-Fruit-Sale-Sign-crop-400x285.jpg 400w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/cahnrs\/uploads\/sites\/4\/Butch-w-Fruit-Sale-Sign-crop-1024x730.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/cahnrs\/uploads\/sites\/4\/Butch-w-Fruit-Sale-Sign-crop-768x547.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/cahnrs\/uploads\/sites\/4\/Butch-w-Fruit-Sale-Sign-crop-1536x1094.jpg 1536w\"\t\t\t\t\tsizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\"\t\t\t\t\talt=\"Butch, the WSU cougar mascot, poses beside a sign advertising a WSU fruit sale, with market booths and shoppers in the background.\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"wsu-card__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"wsu-title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/news.cahnrs.wsu.edu\/article\/game-week-harvest-markets-to-share-tastes-of-wsu-innovation\/\">\t\t\tGame-week Harvest Markets to share tastes of WSU innovation\t\t\t<\/a>\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t        \t\t<div class=\"wsu-meta-date\">\n\t\t\t<time>September 15, 2026<\/time>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wsu-caption\">\n\t\t\t<p>Campus visitors can meet Washington State University athletes and Butch T. Cougar while sampling award-winning Cosmic Crisp\u00ae apples, Ferdinand&#8217;s ice cream, and other student-made products at two upcoming Harvest Markets.<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/article>\n<article class=\"wsu-card wsu-card--news wsu-card--id-66659 \">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wsu-image-frame wsu-image-frame--fixed-ratio\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/news.cahnrs.wsu.edu\/article\/new-from-extension-national-manual-for-aerial-pest-control\/\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/cahnrs\/uploads\/sites\/4\/Cropduster-in-flight-over-fields-AdobeStock_68600955-1024x683.jpeg\"\n\t\t\t\t\tsrcset=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/cahnrs\/uploads\/sites\/4\/Cropduster-in-flight-over-fields-AdobeStock_68600955-scaled.jpeg 2560w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/cahnrs\/uploads\/sites\/4\/Cropduster-in-flight-over-fields-AdobeStock_68600955-400x267.jpeg 400w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/cahnrs\/uploads\/sites\/4\/Cropduster-in-flight-over-fields-AdobeStock_68600955-1024x683.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/cahnrs\/uploads\/sites\/4\/Cropduster-in-flight-over-fields-AdobeStock_68600955-768x512.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/cahnrs\/uploads\/sites\/4\/Cropduster-in-flight-over-fields-AdobeStock_68600955-1536x1024.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/cahnrs\/uploads\/sites\/4\/Cropduster-in-flight-over-fields-AdobeStock_68600955-2048x1365.jpeg 2048w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/cahnrs\/uploads\/sites\/4\/Cropduster-in-flight-over-fields-AdobeStock_68600955-300x200.jpeg 300w\"\t\t\t\t\tsizes=\"(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\"\t\t\t\t\talt=\"A agricultural plane dusts crops against a blue sky\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"wsu-card__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"wsu-title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/news.cahnrs.wsu.edu\/article\/new-from-extension-national-manual-for-aerial-pest-control\/\">\t\t\tNew from Extension: National manual for aerial pest control\t\t\t<\/a>\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t        \t\t<div class=\"wsu-meta-date\">\n\t\t\t<time>August 24, 2026<\/time>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wsu-caption\">\n\t\t\t<p>The latest manual from WSU Extension instructs pilots how to apply pesticides properly and safely from an aircraft.<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/article>\n    <\/div>\n\n<ul class=\"wsu-news-list\">\r\n\t\t\t<li>\r\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/skagit\/2026\/06\/22\/early-season-numbers-of-spotted-wing-drosophila\/\">Early Season Numbers of Spotted Wing Drosophila\u00a0<\/a> \r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tMonitoring for Spotted Wing Drosophila&nbsp;Begins&nbsp;in Skagit County&nbsp; Monitoring for Spotted Wing Drosophila (SWD) in blueberry fields throughout Skagit County began on May 26, 2026. Traps are checked weekly to track [&hellip;]\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wsu-meta-date\"><time>June 22, 2026<\/time><\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\r\n\t\t\t<li>\r\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/skagit\/2025\/10\/22\/end-of-season-pest-report-2025\/\">End of Season Pest Report 2025\u00a0<\/a> \r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tCurrent Pest Board Targets:&nbsp; Spotted Wing Drosophila (SWD)&nbsp; A grand total of 16,214&nbsp;adult SWD&nbsp;flies were caught in Skagit County this season.&nbsp;An average of&nbsp;257&nbsp;individuals were found on each sampling&nbsp;day, or about [&hellip;]\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wsu-meta-date\"><time>October 22, 2025<\/time><\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\r\n\t<\/ul>\r\n\n\n<div class=\"wsu-row wsu-row--sidebar-right\" >\r\n    \n<div class=\"wsu-column\"  style=\"\">\r\n\t\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Why We Are Here<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>On May 26, 1998, the Skagit County Board of Commissioners approved the formation of a Horticultural Pest and Disease Board. The Board is charged with the responsibility of receiving complaints concerning pests and diseases in Skagit County and taking action to control priority pests and diseases that threaten agriculture in the county. The Board operates under the rules of the State of Washington, RCW 15.09.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>Pest Board members include representatives from the local agricultural and research community&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>Active Pest Board members determine which pest species will be monitored and what actions to take against threats to the county&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>Operates from spring through summer of each year&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>Trapping occurs on residential and commercial properties&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>Traps for several common pests are made available to the public for purchase&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Mission Statement&nbsp; &nbsp;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>To safeguard the economic integrity and stability of Skagit County, the Horticultural Pest Control Board was established to monitor and control the spread of invasive insects which are a threat to agricultural 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