But the bees of Costa Rica still astounded me with their variety, beauty, and fascinating life strategies. After talking ...

Native bees come in a variety of sizes — some are big, some are small, and some are… even smaller! Enjoy these two vignettes from guest blogger and Washington Bee Atlas volunteer Anne Bulger, each ...

Washington State Department of Agriculture (WSDA) is opening the Farm to School Purchasing Grant application for the 2025–2027 biennium. Applications are due by 5:00 PM PST on July 3, 2025. The grant ...

Honey bees (Apis mellifera) are the familiar ones. Humans have been stealing their honey since before we were Homo sapiens. The first kept honey bees were in ancient Egypt, where they kept bees in mud ...

Earlier this month, the Washington State Department of Agriculture (WSDA) and Washington State University (WSU) had the honor of cohosting the Western Region Pesticide Meeting in Vancouver, WA. The ...

WSDA will look for over 130 pests OLYMPIA – Seasonal staff are starting to disperse throughout the state to set traps as part of the Washington State Department of Agriculture (WSDA) Pest Program’s ...

Olympia — Washington State has reached Stage 4 status in the National Milk Testing Strategy (NMTS) program, confirming that no cases of bird flu or Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) have been ...

Area residents can still sign up for free yard treatments PASCO – Annual Japanese beetle (Popillia japonica) treatments are underway in South Central Washington.The Washington State Department of ...

The role of bird migration in spreading avian influenza. Waterfowl migration is one of the main ways that avian influenza spreads. Migratory birds traveling along the Pacific Flyway pass through ...

In response to multiple petitions, the Washington State Department of Agriculture (WSDA) proposes adding additional species to the noxious weed seed and plant quarantine, which would prohibit their ...

OLYMPIA – The Washington State Department of Agriculture (WSDA) is alerting pet owners that at least two domestic, indoor cats in King and Snohomish counties in Washington have become infected with ...