In June 2014, and again in June 2015, the United States Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) found one Asian Gypsy Moth in North Charleston – one just off the ...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture confirmed on Friday that nine egg masses that Customs and Border Protection agriculture specialists discovered on a merchant ship June 2 was a first reported ...

Add another giant bug to the list of things Washington state is working to handle right now. Earlier this week, scientists said they had spotted Asian giant hornets in the state -- and it's still ...

The state Department of Agriculture wants to spray a biological pesticide on 29 acres in Vader this spring to stop an isolated outbreak of destructive moths from spreading. "It's the most moths we've ...

U.S. Customs and Border Protection agriculture specialists intercepted invasive pests on three cargo ships in the Port of Baltimore last month, officials said. On July 19, CBP specialists found three ...

The state of Washington can’t seem to catch a break this year. The first case of coronavirus in the U.S. was confirmed in Washington. The first sighting of the “murder hornet” was in Washington. Now, ...

SEATTLE — Alishia Beckham is on the front lines defending the United States from foreign invaders — armed with weapons that include a hand mirror and a flashlight. The U.S. Customs and Border ...