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Mesa County approves up to $300,000 contract for Japanese beetle treatments
Summary
The Mesa County Board of Commissioners approved a contract with WDRs for 2026 Japanese beetle treatments not to exceed $300,000, citing the beetle's 2022 rediscovery and the need to protect local agriculture and green spaces.
Mesa County commissioners voted 2-0 on Feb. 24 to approve a contract with WDRs for Japanese beetle treatments in 2026, authorizing expenditures not to exceed $300,000.
Amber Martinez, Mesa County Natural Resources director, told the board the beetle was rediscovered in 2022 after earlier eradication efforts in Palisade in the early 2000s. The county issued an RFP and selected WDRs as the most advantageous…
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