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Skagit County pest board reports record spotted‑wing drosophila catches, continues monitoring for regulated pests
Summary
The Skagit County Horticultural Pest Control Board presented 2025 trap results Oct. 6: large numbers of spotted‑wing drosophila were recorded and the board continues surveillance for apple maggot, brown marmorated stink bug, codling moth and potato psyllid.
The Skagit County Horticultural Pest Control Board reported seasonal monitoring results to the Board of County Commissioners on Oct. 6, with entomology coordinator Katie Hayes presenting trap counts and trends for several priority invasive pests.
Hayes said the board set traps at residential and commercial sites for species selected by local stakeholders. Spotted‑wing drosophila (SWD) was the highest‑count pest this year: Hayes reported 16,214 SWD caught across 37 traps for 2025 (an average of…
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