His Toyota Prius loaded with tiny wasps, Josh Milnes is about to make life very difficult for an invasive stink bug threatening Washington fruit growers. “The brown marmorated stink bug isn’t supposed to be in Washington,” explains Milnes, entomology student at the WSU Tree Fruit Research and Extension Center in Wenatchee. Native to eastern […]
The calendar still says winter, but grain and fruit crops in Washington may already think it’s spring. From the Skagit to the Palouse, observers with Washington State University are noticing that some agricultural crops are several weeks ahead of schedule—thanks to an unseasonably warm winter.
PULLMAN, Wash. — The WSU-UW Policy Consensus Center announced today a project designed to benefit agriculture and the environment in Washington State. Although economic activities and preservation of natural resources have often been perceived as competing aims, many are beginning to recognize common threads of interest. The project encourages agriculturalists, environmentalists, tribes and government agencies […]